newton on 19 April 2013
| Inequality creates a sense of alienation, alienation creates a sense of radicalization. Immigrants are especially sensitive to this, as Badgenome said. This does not mean that the wealthy do not become terrorists (most of the leaders of radicalized movements are often petite Bourgeouis or more), but the widespread cultural tendency towards radicalism is purely based on economic factors.
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I can confirm that, at least in the Muslim countries, economic factors are very important. For example, in Iraq many people who plant road side bombs or the likes are young poor males who do it for like $50. The radicals or the violent political opposition simply pay them to do it or they recruit them with the promise of a better life. This is based on the confessions of many of them that I have seen on state television.
