Posted on 09/05/2014 7:19:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A growing number of Westerners are joining the Islamist militant group—but why?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is gaining notoriety for its barbaric methods, after videos showing beheadings and mass killings surfaced online.
Meanwhile, the group has been attracting an increasing number of foreign fighters coming from the West, analysts say. But why are so many foreigners joining ISIS’ fighting ranks? Among a range of explanations, one of them is that, compared to other jihadist groups like al-Qaeda, ISIS is extremely welcoming to foreigners, said Joshua Landis, a Syria specialist at the University of Oklahoma.
“The biggest reason for that is that ISIS philosophically has welcomed all Muslims as equals, as it’s building an islamic state which does not have particular Syrian angle,” Landis said. “Also, ISIS’ leadership is made of people with very prominent roles that are foreigners so you’re not going to be discriminated against philosophically if you’re foreign.”
Social media also plays a significant role.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
I always love your posts.
They’re not ‘Westerners”. They’re ungrateful, mentally diseased evil muslim immigrants.
Are you saying the muzzies are a bunch of queers? Well, I do declare Mabel!!!!!
You got it. Losers who seek meaning in their life by being a savage.
...because they’re not Westerners.
They are ‘Middle Easterners’ whom we stupidly have allowed to live amongst us.
Most likely imported muslims and liberal miscreants.
My 2 cents on this same topic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3201096/posts
How ISIS recruits.
I’m sure that Time thinks it’s just dandy that ISIS is so welcoming of “die-versity”. Die-versity uber alles!
Fascism has its followers.
A growing number of Westerners are joining the Islamist militant group—but why?
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The author asks this question and then answers it in the very next line:
The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is gaining notoriety for its barbaric methods, after videos showing beheadings and mass killings surfaced online.
They were already Muslims or they converted to Islam, either while behind bars or due to liberal college instruction.
They like the idea of the Muslim religion permitting the rape of men, women and little children, without punishment.
Because they have accepted a religion that makes their life meaningless.
Most of them aren’t really Westerners — they’re anchor babies!
Close the bullshit anchor baby loophole!
“The biggest reason for that is that ISIS philosophically has welcomed all Muslims as equals, as it’s building an islamic state which does not have particular Syrian angle... Also, ISIS’ leadership is made of people with very prominent roles that are foreigners so you’re not going to be discriminated against philosophically if you’re foreign.”More media spin, just like emphasizing this or that terrorist is a "British citizen" or "US citizen", or muzzie rioters in France are called "youths".
Agreed.
And I wonder how many immigrants arrived in the West only to do menial jobs like run convenience stores in the U.S. or cleaning and factory work in Germany, a major let down if your religion says you’re number one and they should be serving you.
So the next generation is attracted to an ideology that puts them at the top again. And Islam is a religion designed to legitimize everything a psychopath wants to do.
Great FReepers like you make them worth it! :)
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