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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)7/24/2011 5:18:57 am PDT

re: #303 researchok

You are looking at ideology through culturally biased eyes.

Any ideology, anywhere, can trigger dysfunctional psychotic behavior.

But some trigger it at much higher rates.

The anti-abortion ideology has triggered murder after murder, firebombing, and played a part in McVeigh’s action.

The pro-choice ideology has perhaps, maybe, resulted in a murder.

It is not the ideology

Yes, it very clearly is. The Nazi ideology inspired murder, Solidarity did not. The Quaker ideology has yet to produce a terrorist, whereas radical Islam has.

It is completely obvious that ideology is hugely important in inspiring people to commit these acts.