A deep dive on what the Islamic State / ISIS / ISIL is all about, what it wants, and why that's both somewhat comforting (as it's a rather brittle setup) and terrifying (bad stuff is going to continue to happen for a while).
What ISIS Really Wants
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.
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Wow, just an exhaustive article on ISIS. Great find and thanks for sharing.
It just so happened I was watching this talk from Sam Harris on the science of morality recently. I really like what he's saying here about how we need to start coming together as a conscience race and decide what our morality is going to be.
http://youtu.be/jX_CdBuCM8I
+Jon Weber That sounds attractive, but also a prospective issue for the tyranny of the majority to grab hold.
He addresses this and other similar points in the talk.
I'll have to give it a look-see, thanks.