Why do so many middle easterners have so little regard for life?

Answer 1

Have you ever been to the Middle East? Have you ever seen the backward, neanderthal conditions the Mullahs keep them in under Sharia? And the way their life has been controlled in a darn-near communist fashion -- the Mullahs and politicians get the best of everything, and the rest of the people get crap?

Hell, a promise of eternal joy with 72 virgins for the rest of eternity, compared to a hard-scrabble life in the desert under an oppressive theocracy . . .

Answer 2

Erm, i wouldn't say they had little disregard for life. Its just that they regard duty, and/or believe, that their mission is for the greater good thats why they choose to make that sacrifice, of carrying a bomb.

Its just like the kamikazi (Sucide) Pilots of World war 2, two well displaced planes could cripple a ship, a 100 times its size, a third if crashed into the hull would capsize a ship. My point is 1 or 2 lives, in exchange for many others, to them, its more of a great victory, rather than little regard.

And to say that middle easterns have so little regard, i would presume you're talking about terrorists. Try to take it into consideration that every part of the world produces its own terrorists. No offence to you, but the US also had a few, Timothy Mcveigh etc etc.

Most of them, like the others before me who answered, also states that environment and society plays a part, which i concur. But not to the point of them having little regards, maybe to them, to die, would be alot more beneifical, and its just a rite of passage, nothing more, nothing less.

Just my thoughts...

Answer 3

It is actually a very small percentage of middle easterners that value life so cheaply. They are the ones doing all the damage. Most of the people over there are not sympathetic to them. They are being killed.

Television gives a very distorted view of the Iraqis. They are just like we are. We have nuts over here, too. I hope that they don't get any ideas from the suicide bombers. You can always find cannon fodder in any culture.

Answer 4

1) That is a gross generalization. "Middle easterers" includes so many more people than simply those currently at war. And of these people, at war or not, the large percentage simply wishes to live peacefully, and raise their children in safety.
2) A willingness to kill and/or be killed does not demonstrate a lack of regard for human life. In the case of killing a "foreigner", who is in their land, controlling their land, and seemingly causing all these violent troubles, why WOULDN'T they kill? It's the typical "them" vs "us" mindset that appears in every community, including such "civilized" places as the USA. In the case of killing a fellow countryman, perhaps the perception is that he/she is a traitor. Even Americans love killing traitors. In the case of killing themselves, perhaps they consider it the highest gift to their cause, because their life is valuable, and they are willing to give it up for what they see as right.
3) Look around you. That mindset is rampant everywhere... it's just that the war hasn't been right otuside my hosue my whole life. Or yours.

Answer 5

You have to live in that environment for sometime. To some extent, it may help you understand the underlying problems.

Answer 6

because others have so little regard for their life.

Answer 7

If they are truly unfortunate, they have nothing to live for!!

If they are unusually blessed, they have found something worthwhile to die for!!

Answer 8

you got me maybe there are just crazy
oh and i like that big 50.cal bullet on the right i could use that

Answer 9

The much sand up their @ss?