tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745706.post115253411679393994..comments2023-09-23T12:11:35.679+01:00Comments on ModernityBlog: Butch Bombers?ModernityBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354254639321208955noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745706.post-1152725419948416912006-07-12T18:30:00.000+01:002006-07-12T18:30:00.000+01:00it must be verey reassuring as you drop bombs on u...it must be verey reassuring as you drop bombs on undefended civilians from a great height to know that you're not only 'enlightened' and 'modern' but warranted 100pc psychologically sound as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745706.post-1152631423303298962006-07-11T16:23:00.000+01:002006-07-11T16:23:00.000+01:00I'm not sure that notions of masculinity can provi...I'm not sure that notions of masculinity can provide any real insight as to what make's suicide bombers tick, so to speak (Pun not intended).<BR/><BR/>Generally, the rule for suicide bombers is 1) be born in the West, 2) be educated in the West, 3) convert to Islam in the West, 4) lash out at a powerful symbol of the West (US and UK soldiers will do quite nicely), and 5) have no ideological commitment to any other political position.<BR/><BR/>There are some noticable exceptions to the notion of masculinity, I'm thinking about the 38-year-old Belgian female by the name of Muriel Degauque, who was raised in the industrial town of Charleroi. She entered the history books as the worlds first white female suicide bomber. Muriel did try to kill American soldiers in Bagdad, but, thankfully, only managed to blow herself up to pieces.<BR/><BR/>Muriel conforms to my idea of what contemporary Islamic terrorism is all about. Often it's disaffected Western, or Westernised individuals who nihilistically lash out against something they hate, whether it's Bush, Blair, UK/US military, or Western societies and it's secular peoples in general.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12745706.post-1152595974883238432006-07-11T06:32:00.000+01:002006-07-11T06:32:00.000+01:00No, there is no point in labelling me a "troll" f...No, there is no point in labelling me a "troll" for asking you about your view on the bombing of the Gaza power station.<BR/><BR/>I asked a reasonable question and I am grateful for the reasoned response. No need for afters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com