What if terrorists are just a twist on the run-of-the-mill cult or suicide cult?
Could general cult-breaking tactics work on terrorists? Maybe terrorists don’t have the happiest lives, find some brotherhood in a weird group, buy into it all, and thus, end up committing terrorism (inspired by sinesalvator’s post on a successful plot to marry off terrorists to get them out of terrorism).
But how many? It seems more likely that most terrorist have shitty lives and got exposed to a dangerous and bad meme. The alternative would be that there is a certain genetic demographic that is predisposed to committing terrorism, sounds far fetched. If Christians during the crusades had modern technology 1000 years ago, we would probably have seen the kinds of solo terrorism we see today. It was really hard to be a lone fanatic trying to kill 10s of people back then with a blade.
It seems more likely that most terrorist have shitty lives and got exposed to a dangerous and bad meme.
No, it doesn’t seem like that, at all. Read something else other than hysterical mass media. Oh, and do distinguish between “professional”/successful terrorists and disposable (literally!) cannon fodder who only need to have a pulse and be insane enough to pull the cord (but sane enough to listen to instructions).
It was really hard to be a lone fanatic trying to kill 10s of people back then with a blade.
I agree. That’s why poisoning the well was a much better idea.
What if terrorists are just a twist on the run-of-the-mill cult or suicide cult?
Could general cult-breaking tactics work on terrorists? Maybe terrorists don’t have the happiest lives, find some brotherhood in a weird group, buy into it all, and thus, end up committing terrorism (inspired by sinesalvator’s post on a successful plot to marry off terrorists to get them out of terrorism).
Some are. But not all.
Terrorism is basically a method, a tool. People who use that method are quite diverse.
But how many? It seems more likely that most terrorist have shitty lives and got exposed to a dangerous and bad meme. The alternative would be that there is a certain genetic demographic that is predisposed to committing terrorism, sounds far fetched. If Christians during the crusades had modern technology 1000 years ago, we would probably have seen the kinds of solo terrorism we see today. It was really hard to be a lone fanatic trying to kill 10s of people back then with a blade.
No, it doesn’t seem like that, at all. Read something else other than hysterical mass media. Oh, and do distinguish between “professional”/successful terrorists and disposable (literally!) cannon fodder who only need to have a pulse and be insane enough to pull the cord (but sane enough to listen to instructions).
I agree. That’s why poisoning the well was a much better idea.