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oyster  ·  2970 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Psychology Of Radicalization: How Terrorist Groups Attract Young Followers

I interpreted it a little differently from you in that I think what the author was attempting to say is that it's not necessarily the actual cause(in this case Islam) that is attractive but the perceived benefits of joining any extremist or radical movement. Whether that is a feeling of purpose, a feeling of belonging, or any other reason someone might join a cult. I am the type of person that believes even if we never had religion extremist groups would form over different things so I think it's a good idea to investigate what exactly people find attractive about extremism.