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Originally posted by HarmlessRabbit
That's certainly not true in the case of the Palestiniant terrorists, who come from the poverty of refugee camps.
"terrorism" comes from many causes and many castes. Look at Timothy McVeigh, for example. That's why a War On Terrorism is, in my opinion, like a War On The Color Blue.
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I was actually referring to terrorists who were attacking our nation. I realize that I may not have made it clear in my original post, but I was responding within the context of the thread.
While poor people certainly are capable of committing acts of terrorism, poverty isn't the reason. For example, there are many more poor Palestinians who don't commit terrorism than those who do. The scholarly view is that some Palestinians feel politcally oppressed and that's the root of their terrorism.
I was suprised to learn that terrorists aren't coming from the poorest levels of their respective societies. I don't want to turn this into a debate thread, I can PM some titles to those who want to read more about this position. I don't know of any people, right or left, who have done research and come up with a different understanding of the socio-economic positions of terrorists. If anyone has a text that contradicts my claim, please send me the title.