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I think people are focusing too much on religion, while missing another incredibly potent cause of extremism: political dispute. Famous extremists in history, including the IRA, to people like the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh were all politically motivated. However varying their ambitions and...

I haven't read the book in a while to adequately express deep opinion on anything in particular, but it is a good example of what communism or an intended utopia can turn into. Generally, the creation of a communist state had to do initially with making life better for the proletariat (such...

Organized crime refers to things like crime syndicates, or perhaps the mafia is a good example of organized crime. For people with mental problems, they shouldn't be under constant supervision always, but at the very least, they should be behaviorally studied for a period of time in order to...

\ Although I do oppose a very strict justice system, there are problems in the presented alternative. First, most severe crimes are either crimes of passion or done by someone with mental problems, in which case "knowing what's good for you" doesn't apply. Of course, this doesn't include...