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To: tonto who wrote (711205)	4/22/2013 11:33:43 AM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1572472

None of us know what is true or false at this point, We know enough to say they were/are radical terrorists, and enough to worry that this is likely only the beginning. What we don't know is what we could realistically do to keep this from becoming a common occurance, like it has become in other parts of the world. Most of the so called solutions called for here and elsewhere are more likely to escalate than solve this problem, whether it is the left wing attempts to deny a growing threat and insist we are deserving of this type of attack... or right wing demands that Muslims must condemn the Quran or Mohammad to prove they are true to America. In any subculture of young guys, the boys weigh their future options ... be a counter culture hero, a gangsta, a 9 to 5 confromist, a corporate leader, a professional, and in this case 'a jihadi' is on that list. Youth play with and act out roles in different settings, with peers, at home, in school and other settings. They end up discarding some things that don't work for them and keep others that seem to fit, as they attempt to internalize a clear sense of self. They juxtapose the values and other influences of family and community as they struggle to form an individual identity. The cultures, meaning the families and communities directly impacting the young men in this country, must form the kind of culture that clearly informs little boys and teens that this option is absolutely taboo in the most evil sense of that word. So what we must do if we are going to have any success is figure out how to realistically get that done. Harsh treatment by the dominant culture is counter productive, as is pretending it is not a problem originating within the Muslim subculture.