Islamic Radicalization
Fitzgerald: What Islamic "radicalization" means
"We are fortunate that radicalization seems to have less appeal in the U.S. than in other parts of the world," he said, "but we do not believe that America is immune to homegrown terrorism."-- from this article
This statement, variants of which are made so often with such self-assurance, needs to be examined. We are often told that "Muslims in America are different" or "the situation in America is different from that in Western Europe." (At least this concedes that there is a "problem" with Muslims in Western Europe.)
Why? Oh, because Muslims in America are so very "different" because they are so well-off: so many engineers, so many computer programmers, that sort of thing. In other words, something about the American Dream, defined entirely in terms of economic wellbeing, but having nothing to do with the legal and political institutions of the United States that help to explain not only that economic wellbeing, but all the other things, far more important than mere bank accounts, that make America America.
Implicit in this view -- "radicalization has less appeal in America " -- is the by-now thoroughly discredited notion, which keeps coming in by the rhetorical back door, that "poverty" causes what is demurely called "radicalization." But that is not so.
"Mike" Hawash was an Intel engineer, with an American wife, and Little-League playing children, and a salary of $360,000 a year. Yet he was prepared, having rediscovered and deepened his faith in Islam, to go off -- after 9/11 -- to Afghanistan to kill Americans.
DW
posted by 10 men at 1:59 PM
4 Comments:
In my opinion Americans will offer greater resistance to jihadists than Europeans, if you take the two from a jihadists perspective, they stand a better chance against your average European.
If you take on an American, you're never quite sure whether he'll pull a gun on you and blow your head off, anyone with half a brain knows liberals and their leaders are weak and cowardly, but they also realise there are conservatives in America who will not only strike back but also have the ability to strike back.
Take on a European and chances are much higher he will fold, even if he doesn't, what's he going to fight you with, America is the last hope.
mk:
Being a Yank (more correctly a "Johnny Reb" as I live in Florida) I tend to agree with you, if the local Muzzies start going Jihad on us and blowing up the Florida Mall and Disney, the offical reaction would very likely be a massive round up of Muzzies by the police and National Guard..and the reaction by the non-state actors would be to burn some Mosques and shoot a few radical Imams.
I know the Mosque and religious school near Goldenrod Road here in Orlando had to be guarded by police for several weeks after 9/11 because of the many threats by locals to burn it down.
Speaking of 9/11, which will be coming around again in about 10 days, I'm hearing rumors that some local Militia types are planning something "nasty" against the Muzzies the September 11...
Cheers, Ronbo
Armed American's can fight back as they have the freedom of their gun laws.
Australia, England not so lucky.
People, good people will die.
It's a testament to how tolerant the yanks are (so far). Armed to the teeth, and yet not one serious example of retribution against muslims! However, I wouldn't want to be a follower of allah after the next big one hits. Oh man. It aint gonna be pretty.
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