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user-inactivated  ·  2981 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Long, Slow Death of Religion

saying "the american taliban" without irony (or with, even) has always struck me as an imposition, but what do i know





user-inactivated  ·  2981 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I could say "authoritarian right-wing theocrats" if you prefer, but "the American Taliban" is pithier.

user-inactivated  ·  2981 days ago  ·  link  ·  

as long as there is pith

OftenBen  ·  2980 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I thought we were saying 'Y'al Qaeda' now, that had a fun ring to it.

user-inactivated  ·  2980 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm more a fan of "Vanilla ISIS".