Comment by anigbrowl

Comment by anigbrowl a day ago

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That's from the Islamic State. Hezbollah (and their backers, Iran) were no fans of theirs not least because IS was Sunni whereas H/I are Shia. Over 14 centuries the two groups have developed some very different ideas; conflating them is likely to result in misunderstandings.

If you want an in-depth understanding of Middle Eastern politics, including but not limited to the impact of religion, I recommend the late Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization.

Incidentally, I can't help but observe that this hyper-conservative rhetoric is not a million miles away from current histrionics about the 'woke mind virus'. Relatively mainstream US think tanks like the Heritage Foundation advocate for the criminalization of pornography and I get the impression they're not too hot on 'sin' in general.