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Originally Posted by Makarov
Sincere question: how different is it from when white, Chinese, Mexican, or Trinidadian teens join violent organized criminal organizations? Are similar dynamics at play? Are the consequences less severe?
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Sure, gangs attract alienated young men who are trying to prove themselves. What they don't do it inspire those young men to commit mass murder against strangers and kill themselves in the process. There's a vanishingly small number of organizations or credos that have proven to have that level of malign influence (a handful of death cults), and only one that has spawned hundreds of thousands of murderous fanatics.
There's more to it than Islam, but Islam is an essential element.