Originally posted by robrecht
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Radicalization (of activists) occurred because secular dictators brutally repressed activism/activists calling for self-determination---the process is similar to how the Irish became radicalized. These radicalized rhetorics and views found a practicing ground in Afghanistan when the U.S. (with the help of Saudi and Pakistan) decided to train and arm these radicals to fight Russia.....Saudi financing also helped spread Wahabism, and when this type of Islam mixed with arms and war---created fierce freedom fighters---this ofcourse pleased the U.S. (and Pakistan...who also had their own strategic agenda) which insisted on arming such freedom fighters instead of the other type---eventually resulting in Al-Qaeda....
However, while Islamophobia is not the cause of Al-Qaeda or ISIS...the hate it promotes can be one of many factors of alienation, anger and disconnect among mentally unstable Muslims that cause them take up violence. Likewise, the rhetoric and ideas generated by paid/financed Islamophobes can be one of many factors that cause some people to take up violence against their own fellow citizens who are presumed to be "Muslim"---such as the massacre at the Sikh temple, burning of mosques...etc....It is important to keep in mind that Islamophobia did not arise in a vacuum---rather circumstances and environment created an opportunity for this type of idea to take hold.
Nevertheless---insofar as this type of prejudice effects state policies---it can create an environment that facilitates oppression and injustices---such as the use of entrapment practices by law enforcement/FBI, Search and seizures without warrant, arrests without cause---or at worst assassination by drone.
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