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India-Pakistan
Kamikaze cults
2015-12-12
[DAWN] SURVIVAL is the most fundamental directive hard-wired into the DNA of every species. So what makes young men -- and, increasingly, young women -- become jacket wallahs?

Clearly, it takes very powerful conditioning to overcome this Darwinian imperative that is reinforced by all major religions as well as by human laws. A desire for Dire Revenge is a strong motivation, as is hatred. A sense of personal and national humiliation can drive some to lash out in a suicidal rage.

A combination of these factors has been used by cynical people to indoctrinate others to lay down their lives. Perhaps Samson was the first historical figure to kill himself while bringing down the temple on the heads of his tormentors.
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Posted by: Sloluth Protector of the Weak7539   2015-12-12 10:39  

#1  SURVIVAL is the most fundamental directive hard-wired into the DNA of every species

Not personal but genetic. Shahids are like soldier ants.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-12-12 05:33  

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