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Very good article.
'But now that Mosul is once more under Iraqi control and Isis looks set to be ejected from Raqqa, the caliphate, of which Choudary strongly approved, appears to be nearing collapse. Will that destroy the allure of jihadism?
No, says Hegghammer, firmly.
“We’ll see IS flip into a lost caliphate narrative. They will say we had this amazing society and they came along and broke it again. You’ll get caliphate nostalgia just like you get communism nostalgia in eastern Europe. In five or 10 years’ time 17-year-olds will look at pictures of the Islamic State and want to fight against the people who destroyed it.
“I think that’s a very powerful narrative. And the culture is a glue that has kept lots of different groups together in the past and I see no reason why it shouldn’t in the future.”"
'But now that Mosul is once more under Iraqi control and Isis looks set to be ejected from Raqqa, the caliphate, of which Choudary strongly approved, appears to be nearing collapse. Will that destroy the allure of jihadism?
No, says Hegghammer, firmly.
“We’ll see IS flip into a lost caliphate narrative. They will say we had this amazing society and they came along and broke it again. You’ll get caliphate nostalgia just like you get communism nostalgia in eastern Europe. In five or 10 years’ time 17-year-olds will look at pictures of the Islamic State and want to fight against the people who destroyed it.
“I think that’s a very powerful narrative. And the culture is a glue that has kept lots of different groups together in the past and I see no reason why it shouldn’t in the future.”"
The art of making a jihadist
Posted from theguardian.com
ISIS
Propaganda
Terrorism
War on Terror
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Is it as well possible that psychopaths might be lured to the jihad narrative. Psychopaths have a dysfunctional prefrontal cortex which makes it hard for them to control emotions and make logical decisions. That fact that psychopaths are wired to naturally accept rather than reject beliefs I feel makes them susceptible to recruiting. I wouldn't be surprised if ISIS was targeting individuals that exhibited psychopathic traits. I think understanding how you make a "psychopath" is as well an important question that needs to be addressed - genetics or environment or both? The attached article explains in greater detail.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/neuroscience-explains-why-isis-attracts-psychopaths/
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/neuroscience-explains-why-isis-attracts-psychopaths/
Neuroscience explains why ISIS attracts psychopaths
Does ISIS turn people into psychopaths, or do psychopaths join ISIS?
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The Middle East Caliphate was a diversion. While we watched a feckless President lead from behind we now see a complete infiltration of Western Europe by refugee warriors. Just like Gen. Schwarzkopf's Corps Drive by Shooting of the Iraqi Army and Baghdad Bob reporting the infidels were no where to be seen as the US Army was securing the Baghdad AirBase, the Jihadis feinted an operation in the Middle East and we all took it hook line and sinker. The Decisive Effort was to use the emotions of the West and their do-good Liberal policies to accept a People that will never assimilate and never conform to Western culture or values. As in Dufter' Drift, the enemy is inside our perimeter.
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