BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,201
No, the reason for radicalisation is much more complex than that. I grant you it is a push, but radicalisation was going on when I taught in Birmingham 6th form in the early 90s. They find disenfranchised people and tell them they have a solution and feed their feelings of dissatisfaction. They blame a generic target (I.e Hitler blamed the Jews, soviet union blamed Kulaks and Khmer Rouge blamed educated people). It is a common pattern, with Radical islamists blaming 'western Zionists' and right wing groups blaming immigrants first and now since 9/11 islamists. It also goes back to a deep seated hatred of 'the crusaders'
Agree, this is a very reasoned post. but the stuff Dave is talking about is used as a very powerful reason by these particular extremists.