How are trained terrorist children like the old Hitler Youth?

2015-05-01T07:41:33-04:00

The Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS and so many other terrorist groups are recruiting and training younger and younger children to fight wars to the death. Can a child under 7 even have the capacity to think independently about the reasons for fighting? I don't believe so. They fight because mom and dad told them to. That's all they know. This isn't a new concept though. I think of historical events like the Children's Crusade. I think of Hitler Youth. How do the modern insurgent terrorist-trained children in Southwest Asia compare to the Hitler Youth? This makes me want to go read "Lord of the Flies" again.

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 1 at 2015 7:46 AM

2015-05-01T07:46:30-04:00

What say you?

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2015 7:50 AM

2015-05-01T07:50:14-04:00

they are in that they are indoctrinated and forced by peer and adult pressure.

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 1 at 2015 7:58 AM

2015-05-01T07:58:17-04:00

Hitler Youth photos look eerily similar to modern photos of terrorist children. This isn't a new concept. History repeats itself. For centuries people have armed and trained even the youngest of their children to do their fighting. But let's not go and release the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts onto ISIS. My sincerest prayers are with every one of our service men and women who have the unfortunate duty of having to fight the enemy when the enemy is a child - placed there in harm's way by their parents. God help our human race.

Response by SPC Mark Beard made May 1 at 2015 8:11 AM

2015-05-01T08:11:03-04:00

Brain washed and trained to hate and kill

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 1 at 2015 9:51 AM

2015-05-01T09:51:39-04:00

Children are always used .. one way or the other..