I always enjoy Chris Hedges books and seminars and found this one pertinent to a topic we so often skirt around the edges... especially on here.
Most of us have little to no historical context as to why we, in the West are suffering terrorist attacks. People on here often suggest its because ISIS want to invade and take over and dominate our fruitful lands. Muslim women are now demonized for wearing the burqa. Muslim men are now scorned for being too tough on their women and Muslim refugees are seen as a frightening invasion.
When you read the red tops, in fact if you read most newspapers in the UK, this sort of Western radicalization against Muslims isn't surprising but how many of us actually understand this mess was/is all a tool of U.S policy. That America was directly responsible for creating this monster and every other Warlord waiting to step into the shoes of ISIS?
Its very simplistic to demonize one cause and forget about the other. ISIS is a terrorist organization but so too is the U.S