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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 09:27 PM Nov 2015

Grieve...don't bomb.

(reposting here because I acccidentally posted it in GDP before. My bad).

No use of Western force can do anything in this situation other than to cause more such attacks and to give ISIL more recruits.



1) End all austerity programs throughout Europe(and the rest of the world). Religious extremism (and xenophobic nationalism in response to it)are both fed by increased poverty, higher unemployment and greater fear of both. A full-employment Europe where working-class people were not under attack would not have things like this happening.

2) Stand up the demonization of immigrants by xenophobic politicians and stop isolating them in enclaves of despair like the banlieus of Paris.

3) Defend both secular values AND the multicultural fact, and do both in a progressive, inclusive way.

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Grieve...don't bomb. (Original Post) Ken Burch Nov 2015 OP
The military industrial complex and their minions will push retaliation liberal N proud Nov 2015 #1
That's why I posted this OP. Ken Burch Nov 2015 #2
Agreed. Kath1 Nov 2015 #3
Knowing that they can beat a Western power down NobodyHere Nov 2015 #4
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