Anti-Terrorism or Anti-Oppression

Anti-Terrorism or Anti-Oppression

Anti-Oppression measures should take priority over anti-terrorism measures.  Right now all the emphasis is on anti-terrorism.  Anti-oppression means we, as a nation, must take a hard look inward.  U.S. imperialism, ethnocentrism, oppression in Iraq was a primary factor in the rise of ISIS.

A people always needs to expose internal social evil before concentrating on external evil.  In NT times, most Jews focused on the very real oppression connected with the Roman occupation of Palestine.  But Jesus did not focus on the external evil.  Instead his emphasis was on the system of oppression located in the sacred Temple (Matthew 23) that was controlled by the rich politico-religio-economic elite.

The U.S. oppressed and exploited Iran before Iran made the U.S. its main enemy and invaded our embassy.

If Canada had treated the U.S. like America has treated Iran and Iraq, we would have invaded Canada long ago.