Originally posted by Sandman
Okay... now that you have the acts of violence covered, can you please demonstrate that this violence was motivated by the desire to spread sharia, their anti-women, anti-tolerance, and anti-democratic ways?
I think you may be spliting hairs a little too finely.
They are committing acts of violence.
The reason for the violence is to force people to live by their rules (or die if they don't).
Their rules are based entirely on their religion.
Their version of that religion includes "anti-woman" aspects.
Their version of that religion excludes tolerance for anyone who disagrees with their view of that religion.
Their version of that religion by definition excludes any hope of "democratic institutions" as that would imply acceptance of a view other than their own.
So, do they say, "Hey, we are fighting here so we can oppress women, be intolerant and be anti-democratic"? Of course not. But the effect is the same.
What did I miss?