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baldguy

(36,649 posts)
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 10:44 AM Dec 2015

The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad

When we first meet Luke Skywalker, he’s an orphaned farm boy with barely any friends, living with his Aunt and Uncle, and wanting to join the Galactic Academy like all the other guys his age. You see, Luke didn’t become a space terrorist overnight, but he did exhibit signs that would make him a prime candidate for terrorist recruiters. The process of radicalization, as described by Anthony Stahelski in the Journal of Homeland Security, notes terrorists tend to:

* Come from families where the father is absent (check)

* Have difficulty forming relationships outside the home (check)

* Be attracted to groups offering acceptance and comradeship (checkmate)


Luke is just the kind of isolated disaffected young man that terror recruiters seek out.


http://decider.com/2015/12/11/the-radicalization-of-luke-skywalker-a-jedis-path-to-jihad/
via:
http://boingboing.net/2015/12/16/luke-skywalker-is-a-jihadi-who.html
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The Radicalization of Luke Skywalker: A Jedi’s Path to Jihad (Original Post) baldguy Dec 2015 OP
That is so very good.. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1
To Sum up in a meme Ichingcarpenter Dec 2015 #2
thank you...perhaps trump will want to ban this too dembotoz Dec 2015 #3
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