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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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'From the article,this strikes me:
as an argument I dislike intensely. Past history shows this never was an adequate excuse for becoming a member of a violent gang or a "juvenile delinquent". It can be a contributing factor, sure, but there are plenty of alternative path examples. This argument is actually an insult to the intelligence of most people who experience this kind of alienation or humiliation.
by artappraiser on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 3:09am
better said by J.M. Berger in the NYTimes story on Jihadi John by Steven Erlanger:
“Malcolm X and Martin Luther King got a lot more pressure from police, and neither decided that decapitating people is the right response”
by artappraiser on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 3:46am
Though Malcolm X was considered radical, there is no equivalence between the two civil rights leaders and jihadi militants.
It's clear that attempting to understand the motivation of terror groups is essential to combating them. Examining all possible causes of individual radicalism is imperative as well, albeit in a micro sense. Not all causation theories hold water, and it's debatable if this one does. Nonetheless, societal acceptance and legal system equality are factors worth discussion.
by barefooted on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 2:57pm