Quote (Thor123422 @ Jun 12 2016 06:38pm)
Nah man. There's no way Muslim terrorism is because Muslims tend to live in the shittiest parts of the world with the greatest disruptions from the west actively making sure they don't get a piece of their own resources. It's just that Muslims are naturally violent.
The 19th-20th century West intervened in most parts of the world. It's surprising that this sort of situation only developed in one.
Societies face challenges as they grow and develop. Some aren't strong enough to make the cut. Japan had a uniquely easy job avoiding overt Western control, and that led to it's rapid emergence as a developed power. But even Korea managed to reach developed world standards, suffering first under Japanese rule, and then under dictatorship. China is both richer and more stable. The Polish were almost annihilated before World War I, and almost annihilated again during World War II. Even it's reemergence was limited to that of a client-state to the Soviet Union.
What is especially unique about the suffering of the Arab world? They were poor and undeveloped, in steep decline under the late Ottomans, is it really the West's fault they're still under-developed and poor?