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Default Re: Violence escalates between Sunni and Shia in Beirut

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Originally Posted by TrentReznor858 View Post
I love how all these complicated theories are being put forth by armchair quarterbacks, giving wild and lengthy explanations when the people actually fighting dont even know the meaning of the term "demographic shift."


The theories are based on analysis of past & present, books written on the topic, opinions of journalists, interviews by politicians, etc.

While it's true that gunmen in the streets may have little sense of such things, but behind those gunmen are writers, think-tanks, and 'armchair quarterbacks' with their own advisers. Pretty much true with every organization/institution.

e.g. I doubt a typical US soldier has even heard about AEI or knows the extent to which his active military life is dictated by the strategies proposed by 'armchair quarterbacks' in such organizations.
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