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Old 28-12-2014, 09:36 AM #28
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier View Post
Fear is a huge part of all indoctrination including most religions (fear of death, fear of hell, fear of oblivion, general fear of the unknown) and I don't doubt that there are many and varied methods used in the initial recruitment process. Some will be afraid, some taken by force, others seeking glory or hungry for power, some genuinely devout and following warped teachings, others simply lost and seeking direction, and taken under the Wings of the wrong people. The last of those I think would apply to Mr Edwards, were he real. Regardless, I think early on in the process many (if not most) of these kids probably find themselves in over their heads... A large part of the "monster creation" process being the gradual desensitisation to violence and atrocities that would come from witnessing such atrocities repeatedly. Perhaps, the boy in the linked article was simply "utilised" prematurely.

Anyway, it's not simply country of origin we're talking about here. People aren't surprised by British-born kids of middle eastern origin leaving to join IS. Well, it gets a mention, but hardly the media attention that something like this does... And why would they be fearful of the things mentioned any more than the white boy? And yet, people are not shocked in the same way...
..I really can't agree with you on this, TS...the metaphorical 'skateboarding' comment which was originally used would have equally applied to a 'white' or a 'brown' skin because it's attached to his youth and also that he was far from being 'desensitised' to violent atrocities in his environment...so it is much less easy to understand...but there was no less shock applied when it was revealed that 'Jihadi John' was a UK National so would also not have had the same fears etc/the same desensitisations ..or any indoctrinations etc...can you not see that..?...if there appears to you that there is a greater 'shock' here, I think that is only because we are allowed to look at his face whereas with Jihadi John, we were not....
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