Ah yes, the good old &#x27;if only they could all be treated like Saudi royalty, they wouldn&#x27;t blow themselves up in the middle of a marketplace&#x27; argument!<p>Standard of living is a continuous curve which has absolutely nothing to do with mass murder. There is a binary switch which occurs separately from any experience which is measured in terms of &#x27;standard of living&#x27;. Now maybe there are some experiences which can drive a person to commit terrorism, but I think more likely, this terrorism is not a <i>consequence</i> of some action, but rather, these are a group of people who use terrorism as a tool to wage war. Why are they at war with the West? It&#x27;s not because of standard of living, I&#x27;m pretty sure it&#x27;s because they hate everything the West stands for and wants it to burn.