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retrowire

(10,345 posts)
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 08:43 PM Apr 2017

What do we Democrats seem to understand about terrorism better than the Republicans?

THAT KILLING THEM ALL WILL NOT GET RID OF THEM

War is what creates terrorism! War is what caused ISIS to form!

And what the fuck does Trump and the GOP think will happen if they start a war with North Korea?

Do they think, if the leader is killed then the country can be liberated? Nope. The majority of the country is gaslighted to believe America is the true enemy. If we go bomb them out of nowhere, GUESS WHAT THAT WILL PROVE TO THEM?

Do they think, the country will welcome liberation with open arms? NOPE. The loyal population will develop, I betcha, ANOTHER TERRORIST GROUP!

Brand spanking new too!

DIPLOMACY IS REQUIRED
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What do we Democrats seem to understand about terrorism better than the Republicans? (Original Post) retrowire Apr 2017 OP
Empathy and the ability to do math Warpy Apr 2017 #1
True. retrowire Apr 2017 #2
If North Korea becomes leaderless it will be Iraq all over again. DK504 Apr 2017 #3
Because they use the threat of terrorism as a tool. LisaM Apr 2017 #4
I get it now! retrowire Apr 2017 #5
One Democrat understood it pretty well loyalsister Apr 2017 #6

Warpy

(110,909 posts)
1. Empathy and the ability to do math
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 08:50 PM
Apr 2017

Empathy to realize how things look from their side, just as distorted as they do among Chumps.

Math to realize how low a threat they are if we don't provoke them and what it will cost us if we do.

Republicans can get elected, but they've never known how to govern.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
2. True.
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 08:51 PM
Apr 2017

Do they have ANY idea how fucked over the world economy will get if Japan and South Korea gets harmed?

Hello? Samsung, Sony, etc anyone?

DK504

(3,847 posts)
3. If North Korea becomes leaderless it will be Iraq all over again.
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 08:54 PM
Apr 2017

Education, moderate/"liberal" Muslims teaching their children jihadists are insane and anti-Islam.

LisaM

(27,759 posts)
4. Because they use the threat of terrorism as a tool.
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 08:59 PM
Apr 2017

That's what works for them. A "war on terror" suits their needs perfectly.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
6. One Democrat understood it pretty well
Thu Apr 13, 2017, 09:26 PM
Apr 2017

"These things happened.They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the end game." - Charlie Wilson.

He knew that we left Afghanistan with a high population of children, whose fathers, uncles, brothers had been killed fighting the war against the Soviet Union essentially, on our behalf was a recipe for the terrorism we have seen since. Fundamentalists who would become terrorists never let those children forget it.

Those who know and understand what we have done are not vocal enough because it's considered unamerican, and therefore dangerous politically, to take responsibility for the dumb things our government has done.

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