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Why do people fall into Islamic fundamentalism? (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to empathise with them... I get why people become radicals of other kinds... but saying no music, no sex, live by the book, behead those who disagree... what part of that makes people think "I want to get into this, this sounds fun"?

The Arab world has valid grievances, which motivated 9-11 for example, but there's more to it than that.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Islamophobia is so hard coded into people's minds they don't realize when they're being that, also how is Yahia from Iraq joining ISIS to "liberate" the Middle East from U.S. imperialism and to establish a "Khilafa" and give freedom to "Muslims" to practice any different to Corey from Iowa joining the U.S. army to "liberate" Middle-Easterners from dictatorships and to establish "democracy" and to give "freedom" to women.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Islamophobia is so hard coded into people's minds they don't realize when they're being that

oh yea I know. Also when OP said "I get why people become radicals of other kinds" I'm 99% sure they were only talking about white radicals, which is why I included Hindutva

your examples are different only in the sense that Jimbob from Paris, Iowa is getting paid 20x more than Yahia

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

your examples are different only in the sense that Jimbob from Paris, Iowa is getting paid 20x more than Yahia

"I'm sorry Iraqi kids, but I really want that new Ford Ranger, you won't understand my struggle"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Corey from Iowa joining the U.S. army

Corey can still have casual sex and drink beers and listen to weird rap-country he likes or whatever.

Islamism is weird in that they mandate being really uptight and anti-fun in a lot of ways.