Will Jihad Jump the Shark?

by Stewart Baker
The Volokh Conspiracy
July 27, 2010

http://www.legal-project.org/736/will-jihad-jump-the-shark

Excerpt:

We've seen a rash of homegrown Islamist terrorists in recent years, and there has been a lot of agonizing about why. One explanation that I haven't seen elsewhere still strikes me as plausible: The attraction that adolescents and the disaffected feel toward groups that their parents and teachers fear. If you're feeling marginalized, after all, why not choose the margin? And while you're at it, why not choose a marginalized group that inspires fear and unease on the part of mainstream society? At least then you'll get a kind of respect.

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