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Martyr assumes an ultimate sacrifice. His argument seemed to be out of self-interest, where he'll ultimately benefit from a different approach compared to losing everything because he's idealistic.

(I'm trying to avoid a free market vs government debate and provide a contrarian perspective to the article.)



Martyrs kill themselves because they think they're getting a boatload of virgins in the afterlife.

Arguing for an action that will bankrupt you because you think you'll rise out of the ashes like a Phoenix? Seems pretty close to me.


Uh, no. Martyrs don't often kill themselves, and virgins in the afterlife have nothing to do with martyrs. But I do (really) applaud your acrobatic linguistic effort to battle out this point.


http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2329/does-the-koran...

But you're right, that was a bit lame of me to reach for.

A martyr complex is simply a psychological need to suffer for a cause. If I'm wrong about that, let me know why, seriously.




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