&gt; or they will kill us<p>(I don&#x27;t think you mean it this way, but I&#x27;m going to appropriate your comment to make a point:)<p>They? Us? Who is &quot;us&quot;? Hacker News readers? Americans? Do any believe in Islam?<p>The foundation of hatred is the concepts &#x27;they&#x27; and &#x27;us&#x27;. Once the discussion is framed that way, the haters are empowered. That&#x27;s how ISIS&#x27; worldview. Let&#x27;s remember that &#x27;us&#x27; is the vast majority who want peace, freedom, and justice, of every religion. &#x27;They&#x27; are the perpetrators of hate and violence, everywhere. A fundemental tactic of hate groups like ISIS is to drive a wedge in our group, to alienate our Muslim brothers and sisters.