"The latter is usually the domain of middle class 'identity politics' fucks who use the suffering of others a justification of their victimization phobia and an excuse for their out-group aggression inspired by that phobia."
I think there's a lot of truth to this. But the fact remains that if the Middle East were a decent place to live for most, we probably wouldn't see much (if any) Islamic terrorism directed towards Europe and the US.
-- Luke