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2015-01-19 Government

NYPD: Radicalization in the West - The Homegrown Threat

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Might want to open this and save it. NYPD is about to pull it from the site.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-01-19 14:19|| 2015-01-19 14:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Understanding this trend and the radicalization process in the West that drives
―"unremarkable" people to become terrorists is vital for developing effective counter-strategies

Unremarkable people wanting to become "remarkable." For reasons unknown, many people today want to become famous or infamous. If fame is elusive, then infamous will do. Not long ago there were some local kids who wanted to shoot up and blow up their school and thus exceed the score of the Columbine duo. You have to wonder why getting the public spotlight and attention is so important to the unremarkable. There are plenty of legitimate and useful ways to get public notice--they do involve some work. When these legitimate means are used, usually those who are so needy of attention will find that getting attention is not the important part of doing something contributive.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-01-19 15:51|| 2015-01-19 15:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Unremarkable people wanting to become "remarkable." For reasons unknown, many people today want to become famous or infamous.

Oh, I get to play contrarian again maybe get to use a few generalizations.

Instead of 'famous' or 'infamous', how about 'matters'?

How about being marginalized by the culture? How many have intact, involved families? If you're not shuttled from day care or a nanny from the moment you leave the maternity ward to play dates or "supervised activities," you're left on your own.

Other marginalizations: You get told that, if you're a guy, you're a rapist-by-nature. Standing up to urinate is a crime against humanity. Males are hormone-driven idiots; certain skin colors even moreso. You get classed by society on whether you go or don't go to school or university, and which ones. You get told that blue-collar work is demeaning and a dead-end (and besides, you're taking a job away from some poor immigrant /sarc) If you're an immigrant, you either get used by politicians to advance their agenda, or in the case of Europe, you get shuttled off into separate areas.

Automation is increasing, yet the worthwhile alternatives for those not capable of going along for the ride are fewer. The pols are more than happy to put you on the dole, since it keeps you quiet and pays off political favors.

So you're on the dole, or get caught up in a culture that glorifies the thug life, or living with a parent or grandparent, or if you find work or push yourself to get schooling, you're given the impression that you've 'sold out'.

Multiply that across nations, across cultures.

Posted by Pappy 2015-01-19 17:33|| 2015-01-19 17:33|| Front Page Top

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