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Home Front: WoT
Why Westernized Muslims Become 'Radicalized'
2014-04-21
A taste:
[AmericanThinker] A new Danish statistical study finds that "Mohammedans [are] 218 percent more criminal in second generation than first." While some of these crimes are clearly related to Islam -- such as attacks on Mohammedan apostates to Christianity -- others, such as rampant theft against non-Mohammedans, would appear banal, until one realizes that even robbery and plunder are justified by Islamic doctrine -- as one U.K. Mohammedan holy man once clearly said.

The interesting question here is why second-generation Mohammedans, who are presumably more Westernized than their Mohammedan parents, are also more "radical." Lest one dismiss this phenomenon as a product of economics or some other "grievance" against European host nations, the fact is, even in America, where Mohammedans are much better assimilated than in Europe, young Mohammedans are turning to "radicalism."
Posted by:trailing wife

#10  On second thought, there do seem to be community standard enforcers for Marxism,
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-04-21 22:35  

#9  Why do many second-generation-plus Westerners embrace Eastern religions like Buddhism, or philosophies like Marxism?

Because there are no authorities-in-the-community enforcing orthodoxy and/or community standards for Buddhism or Marxism in most neighborhoods. They can convert and think about stuff without having to actually adhere to anything.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-04-21 20:16  

#8  Why Westernized Muslims Become 'Radicalized'
because they have fallen under the influence of the Parrot Cult.

Posted by: Alistaire Gurly-Brown3897   2014-04-21 18:22  

#7  Why do many second-generation-plus Westerners embrace Eastern religions like Buddhism, or philosophies like Marxism?

IMHO, it all began with Elvis.

Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-21 17:43  

#6  To answer a question with a question: Why do many second-generation-plus Westerners embrace Eastern religions like Buddhism, or philosophies like Marxism?
Posted by: Pappy   2014-04-21 17:39  

#5  I don't believe they fully assimilate by the second generation but I see two reasons for this.

(1) They probably get smashed in the bell curve by the little Jewish kids who study their butts off, this leads to feelings of inferiority that Islam (or hard study) is the only real answer to.

(2) They are most likely losers who can't get a girl, but Islam promises spoils and Islamic gangs let you gang rape the occasionally foolish christian girlfriend so what's not to like from a loser point of view?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2014-04-21 15:40  

#4  Most of those who go back will keep up the facade, and their beliefs will die with them.
Posted by: gorb   2014-04-21 12:33  

#3  There are plenty of Muslims who truly are Westernized -- the known six million/year conversions to Christianity that the clerics back home fuss about suggest a much higher number have become unbelievers without going so far as formal repudiation -- but as they are for the most part a wisely silent minority, they don't figure into the calculation.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-04-21 08:33  

#2  Radical Mohammedan: One who openly believes all infidels must be put to the sword.

Westernized Mohammedan: One who openly enjoys the benefits and freedom of Western society but who secretly supports the views of Radical Mohammdeans.


Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-21 08:28  

#1  Because biology is destiny.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-21 04:43  

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