RE: Not afraid of blowing yourself up ....... BUT.....
April 5, 2020 at 8:41 am
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2020 at 8:44 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 4, 2020 at 12:52 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(April 4, 2020 at 12:48 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It makes perfect sense, actually. If ISIS fighters get sick and die, how are they supposed to murder children? Think it through.
Boru
Nope sorry, I think it totally destroys one's logic of claiming to be fearless if one is willing to blow themselves up, but are afraid of a virus.
Don't get me wrong, if that fear slows them down or prevents them from murdering others, I am glad at some point they become pussies.
No combatant is fearless. They all fear whatever it is they're fighting, or some consequence of it, or being seen not to fight...more than they fear death. This isn't unique to isis - it's a uniform aspect of conditioning.
As boru points out, how are they supposed to keep fighting if they get sick, if they aren't combat ready. It may be glorious to die setting off a vest - but they have to be able to walk the vest into the target to achieve that glory.
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