A FRIENDS VIEW ON THE CAUSE OF VIOLET EXTREMISM IN THE WORLD......

First of all, before you misunderstand my viewpoint, I am not a supporter of violence, and I don't encourage anyone to be violent. With that said, the major underlying cause of the increase in terrorism is GREED.

We have this so called first nations, going around the world imposing their belief system on societies just for economic and political gains, thereby destabilising already stabilised societies.

How was Iraq's economy and the sanctity of life during Saddam's era compared to this moment, how was Libya during Gaddafi's regime? Who instigated and allowed the propagation of the "arab spring" and for what purpose? And before the Arab spring how was Syria faring?

Enough of these lies we are fed by their controlled media channels. The singular side of the stories doesn't hold any fact, and it is leaking and the world is seeing the content of their selfish acts. Religion is not the reason but the excuse.

Who will hold these men and women responsible for these atrocities they have committed, ISIS was birthed because of them, Boko Haram got their weapons through NATO's operation in Libya, not all societies can embrace democracy, because it can be hijacked by foreign companies, instaling paid and trained politicians like they do in the west, who are mainly after their pockets and not the national wealth or prosperity of the people.

They impoverish societies and expect the poor not to react? Who made them the judge and class prefect of the world? For those citizens who won't hold their government responsible for their actions or how they spend tax payer's money, no one is insulated from this problem created by these selfish egocentric individuals.

Leaders have been condemned for lesser crimes at Hague, why is Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, James Woolsey and their cohorts still free men, why is Hillary Clinton still harbouring political ambitions, before you spew out hate towards the islamic community because they are the easy victims, hold you government and foreign policies accountable!

by Daniel Ajibade

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