09-12-2017, 06:13 PM
(09-12-2017, 04:28 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: They are recruiting Islamic radicals, you say. Why are they targeting Islamic radicals with their recruiting efforts?
Yea, it's the same reason Christian leaders lie about a war on Christianity. Making people feel that they are being marginalized for their beliefs radicalizes them and rallies them to your cause. This play at identity politics occurs on all levels. From religious terrorists to innocent interest groups.
ISIS's whole identity is that of a caliphate uniting all Muslims across an ethnically and culturally diverse region of the world. How else do you get these feuding ethnic groups to ignore their differences?