Originally Posted by
gwahir
True. I'm saying that it is used by political leaders to spur their countrymen to violence in a way that other religions are not "used". Anti-religion kids often cynically claim that religion is a tool for the rich, powerful or clerical to control the masses. That's doubtful, because in almost all cases, those doing the "controlling" believe just as much as the masses. But in the case of Islam and the Mid East, I'm suggesting there are very cynical people pulling very terrible strings quite purposefully and in a way that suggests they are not such true believers themselves.
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