white Jihadists
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for 'white' or other homegrown jihadis, and extremists in general, i think the question is, what is it that is attracting them to the cause. why do they choose that path, instead of being a good western citizen.one aspect.
while some of it could be the usual (economic) frustration, there's no denying that the west has currently little to offer in terms of convincing, fulfilling ideology. the west is so tolerant of everything and everybody, that there's real no values or limits anymore. everything devalued. only a void.
given there is that abstract ideal of "freedom" that is paraded around, which de facto only stands for materialism and individualism though. not necessarily heart warming or providing meaning. pseudo-freedom, pseudo-democracy.
especially within the modern (secular) communities, there's little fundamental social or ideological cohesion, compared to what the radical muslims offer at least. maybe for some people western patriotism/nationalism works as a substitute, but these ideas are being hollowed out, society moving past that.
so from that perspective the umma, and then the extreme forms of islam, can look way more attractive i guess. particlarly to people who can't take part easily in the materialistic mainstream. so to me converts are not necessarily 'fucking idiots', i get it.
also, i imagine that because of itsrigid structure, strict islam is attractive for people who have trouble handling all that freedom. islamism does provide simple answers, orientation, guidelines. always do this, never do that. right and wrong. black and white. as long as the west can't offer orientation or answers for these needs, people choose the other route, kind of makes sense.