What if the radicalization, the turning to ultimate violence as a
solution, actually has nothing to do with any religion or the influence
of an organized group?
What if it's just a subculture zeitgeist, the
predictable outcome of the cognitive dissonance of being told you can
achieve anything and understanding that the division of wealth clearly
delineates that you cannot; of being told that in the past, men were
treated like gods (not actually true in most cases) and because of
equality and equity movements, that heritage is lost to you; of being
shown in every form of entertainment that violence is acceptable and
enjoyable?
What if "radical" were the noun and the "Muslim" or
"Christian" piece is the adjective, an afterthought tacked on as a
scapegoat, groups victimized like everyone else because we cannot admit
that the enemy is our systems, our corporations, our capitalism, the
failures of democracy? We have met the enemy, and we are not prepared to
admit the enemy is us.
#prayfororlando
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