The Management of Savagery

[bubbles4ksu]

(I'm pulling from a couple books and articles here. This is meant to be informational.)

The Management of Savagery is a 113-page essay written in 2004 by an Al-Qaeda associated Iraqi named Abu Bakr Naji. "...it posits a world in which the superpower halo of the United States has disappeared and the Muslim world within the colonial boundaries known as the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement has descended into chaos — “savagery,” as the author bluntly puts it."

TMoS is a manual intending to teach jihadists lessons from past failures and give a common vision for the future creation of an islamic state. It outlines stages of the jihadist struggle around a few main ideas:

Disruption and exhaustion: In which terrorist attacks damage the economy of enemy powers and demoralize their populations.
Management of Savagery: A phase of violent resistance with an emphasis on carrying out acts of highly visible violence intended to send a message to both allies and enemies.
Empowerment: The establishment of regions controlled by jihadists which can subsequently grow and unite toward the goal of recreating the caliphate.

Al-Qaeda's intellectuals believe that ISIS began the Empowerment stage much too soon and this is a main source of the rival faction's disagreement. They(this includes Bin Laden himself) have stated that the Disruption and Exhaustion stage will take decades.


I could go on and on but you can read the thing for yourself online.

[bubbles4ksu]

There is so much evidence that terrorism is able to achieve its goals. What the eff are we going to do about it?

My biggest concerns are the curbing of individual liberties in an attempt to make everyone safe and that we will fly off the handle at some point and commit the next great genocide.

[Trim]

Have scientists focus efforts on disproving all religion.

[SkinnyBenny]

Have scientists focus efforts on disproving all religion.

[bubbles4ksu]

I wonder what the terrorist's take of the mass migration into Europe is. Biggest thing is to show Western culture/lifestyle is compatible with Islam and is the better alternative to years/endless bloodshed and instability and that any caliphate is as dumb as unicorn rainbows and would never function correctly(which is probably why Bin Laden is like slow your role ISIS).

They despise muslim "softness" as much as they do the Shia and the unbelievers and the Jews.

[bubbles4ksu]

Have scientists focus efforts on disproving all religion.

I feel like it's a race with Renewable Energy/The Internet's Atheism vs. Terrorists Acquire A Nuke

[Trim]

I really don't get how religion (any of them) is still a thing in 2016.

[bubbles4ksu]

I really don't get how religion (any of them) is still a thing in 2016.

Arabs have never been any good at sports so they play religion instead.

[Trim]

I really don't get how religion (any of them) is still a thing in 2016.

Arabs have never been any good at sports so they play religion instead.

Any religion, even the kind that Tyler Lockett thinks makes him score touchdowns.

[renocat]

There has been 5200 murders in the Us this year.   I don't think these were in the name of a god; maybe crack.  My God does not advocate killing.  Without Jesus, I would be a meanace.  Religion keeps the lid on savagery.

[Trim]

There has been 5200 murders in the Us this year.   I don't think these were in the name of a god; maybe crack.  My God does not advocate killing.  Without Jesus, I would be a meanace.  Religion keeps the lid on savagery.

The world can handle the godless renocat problem.

[sys]

i think he's just using religion as an excuse.

[renocat]

Np God.  No religion.  What then is the moral compass of the mananimal?  Our human nature? Sounds like the religion of Humanism.   The murdering in Chicago is a snippet of the world without religion.  I suppose a police state could keep control and you would be okay if you worshipped the supreme leader or group.  Are nonreligioners wanting N Korea and Kim Wunhung Lo?

[Dugout DickStone]

Np God.  No religion.  What then is the moral compass of the mananimal?  Our human nature? Sounds like the religion of Humanism.   The murdering in Chicago is a snippet of the world without religion.  I suppose a police state could keep control and you would be okay if you worshipped the supreme leader or group.  Are nonreligioners wanting N Korea and Kim Wunhung Lo?

Guns or religion, which one can we 86?

[star seed 7]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

[Big Sam]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

My knee jerk response would be the loss of the moral compass.  It has allowed for relativism, and some would claim rising sociopathy

[sys]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

lack of atheism is the only thing keeping reno from killing us all.  by inductive reasoning, those who indulge in unrestrained killing are atheists.

[Big Sam]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

My knee jerk response would be the loss of the moral compass.  It has allowed for relativism, and some would claim rising sociopathy

Interesting post considering the OP.

OP?  Sorry.  I am a bit slow today.

[slobber]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

Catholic gangs are the worst.


Royals aren't gonna win 'em all

[star seed 7]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

Catholic gangs are the worst.


Royals aren't gonna win 'em all

Yeah, they molest innocent children instead of mostly killing other gang dudes

[Rage Against the McKee]

How are gang shootouts tied to atheism?

Catholic gangs are the worst.


Royals aren't gonna win 'em all

Radical catholics. Don't lump them all together.

[pvegs]

hey, i found my favorite thread of all-time. sys and trim doing work. not the lord's work, but werq. in which case, they may be gay and hopefully reno never  kills them.

[Trim]

hey, i found my favorite thread of all-time. sys and trim doing work. not the lord's work, but werq. in which case, they may be gay and hopefully reno never  kills them.

This very vaguely reminds me, want to see prophets of rage on 9/10 if you'll be back by then?

[Institutional Control]

You have to be one terrible person, maybe even sociopath, if the only thing keeping you from killing is a belief that you'll be punished in the afterlife.

[pvegs]

hey, i found my favorite thread of all-time. sys and trim doing work. not the lord's work, but werq. in which case, they may be gay and hopefully reno never  kills them.

This very vaguely reminds me, want to see prophets of rage on 9/10 if you'll be back by then?

I don't know who that is, but I will def be back by then. Bristol Bay season is relatively short compared to other fisheries in AK.