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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
Since I grew up in Pakistan, let me share some insights about the radicals that may not be fully understood by the people here in the West.
- Their view of who is a Muslim is very, very narrow. That's why the majority of the casualties have been Muslims. If you so much as believe in voting, you are considered a non-Muslim. They even consider organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah as non-Muslims.
- The one thing they hate more than any other is countries/people in the West showing any sort of caring towards Muslims. The refugee crisis was a huge blow to isis- it showed Westerners accepting refugees and showed that the refugees were either fleeing isis or not going to them for refuge.
- Religion plays a role, but geo-politics plays a bigger one. For example, China has a over a billion non-Muslims and is close by, but you don't hear much chatter about attacking China since China does not "interfere" in the Mid-East.
- Jealousy. This factor is not mentioned much but it is pretty significant. They see the West which is relatively wealthy and successful and contrast that with the pitiful state that most Mid-East countries are in.
-Military action is the only solution. You can have the greatest leader take over in Syria but if he came through via elections they will not accept him. They will continue to target people even if the country's situation improves dramatically until their guy is recognized as the leader.
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Great post. I have some general questions. I want to understand the mindset of the young Muslim man.
I assume you are Muslim and very happy to be Muslim. But if you were not happy what are your options. Can a person leave Islam? What are the ramifications? Do people often leave? Christians in North America have left their religion, there weren't many athiests 50 years ago.
Why is the 'western-born' Muslim person angry? Or more specifically, why is the 18 year old Calgary-born Muslim boy angry? I see your argument above and understand why the Middle Eastern Muslim is angry although I don't 100% buy it.
But why is the immigrant Muslim angry? Why are they joining ISIS? And if they are angry about Islam, why aren't they leaving it?