Garavnoss wrote:I am going to put to you the case (as I see it) in the hope that it will satisfy your enthusiasm to have me commit to an alliance with one side of current conflicts and another.
Firstly, without knowing precisely what the objectives are of those forces which are in opposition to IS (other than the destruction of their entire ideology) I find it a little difficult to imagine the AFTERMATH (in the event of a coalition success).
The objectives are obvious! I would have thought an intelligent person would decipher exactly what these objectives are and there are quite a few. None, in my opinion are underhanded.
I didn't ask you to commit to an alliance. You are just an individual and I would like to know who it is you support or feel is righteous.
Garavnoss wrote:If the objective is to radicalize societies (or cultures) that have been in existence for centuries, I cannot in all conscience submit to the prospect of witnessing such great changes, primarily because I have lived among many of the peoples of the targeted nations (and I refer to the recent past) and quite frankly have found THEIR culture to be more acceptable (particularly morally) than the culture of those forces arrayed against them.
We didn't radicalize them. We have to deal with the threat and after it is true that one of our longer term objectives is to address radicalization at its source.
Garavnoss wrote:From a Materialistic point of view, things might be better if IS were defeated, from a Democratic point of view ditto but, only those who currently live under such conditions are seemingly allowed to advocate on behalf of those advantages.
How about from the humanistic point of view? that is the most important.
Garavnoss wrote:Those who do not, can only rely upon what they SEE, FEEL and EXPERIENCE under the umbrella of those supposed benefits and it is abundantly clear that there are countless millions of people worldwide who reject what they SEE, FEEL and EXPERIENCE.
Who are thew countless people you talk about?
Garavnoss wrote:Who can blame them (in many cases) where they see the evidence of the breakdown of families due to immoral behaviour and a host of negative traits which flourish in the Materialistic and Democratic societies.
Really!
Yes i am sure it is better for a woman to be raped by his Brother and law and then be placed in a ditch and be stoned. If you ask these women, I am sure they will say it is better to be in a broken family.
Garavnoss wrote:The declarations and objectives of IS are clear enough, they want nothing to do with Western ideology, they want to live under the governance of a "Caliphate" and apply THEIR (not our) rules to those who wish to join with them (not under duress) and they have declared their intention to live to see it or die trying.
Well, they will not find this Caliphate within Iraq or syrian territory. We won't stand for it under our International law of nations.
They will die!
Garavnoss wrote:In modern times there is no society likened to that, we do not know if such a society would be successful but, we DO know that OUR society could do with a great deal of radicalization and in THAT sense, I think IS deserves to achieve their goal.
No we prefer pluralism and democracy and all the decay that brings.
They are more than welcome to have their Sharia law but the Caliphate will not be allowed to exist ever!
Garavnoss wrote:Which DOES NOT mean that I applaud the manner in which they are going about achieving it, I think that there should be a lot more political exchanges before a full blown confrontation takes place, who knows, WE may even learn something.
Learn something? I don't think so.
We do not need to learn how to ethnically cleans and kill entire populations and cultures which are different to our own.
You have stated that you do not agree with their methods.
But do you support their caliphate and by default do you wish them success?