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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
How is that different from saying social alienation sometimes plays a part in the radicalization of Muslims who commit terrorist attacks in the West? Alienation seems to be a common ingredient in a lot of mass attacks. In some cases that alienation is caused by being a young Muslim in a secular country, and in others by being unhappily celibate. Why is the one a legitimate explanation and the other not?
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Peterson usually touts individual responsibility, but here is claiming that societal norms or culpable primarily and “the solution” is society making sure men get mates so they don’t get angry. Isn’t the responsibility on the individual man to try and be most suitable to find mates? Shapiro makes that point in his piece in fact.
Of course alienation is a factor in attacks - but who is culpable in a case like incels? Women not distributing sex? Society for not adequately enforcing monogamy? Or an individual who blames others for not having success with women, and manifests it in misogyny and violence?