Why Westernized Muslims Become 'Radicalized'

American Thinker ^ | 04/17/2014 | Raymond Ibrahim

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A new Danish statistical study finds that “Muslims [are] 218 percent more criminal in second generation than first.”  While some of these crimes are clearly related to Islam – such as attacks on Muslim apostates to Christianity – others, such as rampant theft against non-Muslims, would appear banal, until one realizes that even robbery and plunder are justified by Islamic doctrine – as one U.K. Muslim cleric once clearly said. 

The interesting question here is why second-generation Muslims, who are presumably more Westernized than their Muslim 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 Muslims are much better assimilated than in Europe, young Muslims are turning to “radicalism.” 

For example, some time back, Attorney General Eric Holder said that “the threat [of terrorism] has changed … to worrying about people in the United States, American citizens – raised here, born here, and who for whatever reason, have decided that they are going to become radicalized and take up arms against the nation in which they were born.”

Around the same time, Sue Myrick, then a member of Congress, wrote a particularly candid letter on “radicalization” to President Obama:

For many years we lulled ourselves with the idea that radicalization was not happening inside the United Sates. We believed American Muslims were immune to radicalization because, unlike the European counterparts, they are socially and economically well-integrated into society. There had been warnings that these assumptions were false but we paid them no mind. Today there is no doubt that radicalization is taking place inside America.

[raybbr]

Because no one is willing to tell them “No!”.

[Steely Tom]

Why Westernized Muslims Become 'Radicalized'

Because those who live in the west have some free time on their hands. Due to the fantastic level of wealth and freedom our culture has generated.

[knarf]

better ...

Why do we allow radicalized muslims to become Westernized ?

THAT'S the question, and the correct format.

Does anyone actually think little Achmed goes off to live America to meet a nice girl, settle down and forsake all he was ever taught ... all he has ever done ?

Silly rabbit ... tricks are for kids.

" .. but we are not ignorant of his devices .. "

[elcid1970]

So America’s liberty loving ways just enrage our homegrown muzzies even more? Then throw the ingrates out!

Yeah, but how? Maybe the Justice Department under President Cruz will have a pro-american AG who will start deporting these jihadi b@stards.

Muzzies hate us anyway? Might as well get busy on ‘em.

[SMARTY]

They become radicalized because they CAN.

No indigenous person in any western country gets away with such blatant criminality as these ‘muslims’.

The ‘tolerance’ shtick is overdone.... PC till it hurts. Right?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Because those who live in the west have some free time on their hands.

Bingo. If you have to spend eleven hours each day herding sheep in order to earn your pot of gruel for supper, you have no time for Jihadist mischief.

[Mach9]

Falcon & Snowman syndrome. Shock, shame, revenge as the result of betrayal. Nicely rationalized psychosis.