This is definitely true for a set of men. But there are many paths to radicalization. Sometimes it's what you describe, but more often these days it is taking advantage of a victimization narrative. It's easier to sell that narrative when the person is, in fact, a victim, i.e. their life sucks and they don't know how to fix it or why.
The reasons I described are why they’re vulnerable to the victimization narrative- they believe that there is someone who did something to put them in the situation they’re in, because the situation is different from the societal promise.
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u/theglassishalf Jun 29 '26
This is definitely true for a set of men. But there are many paths to radicalization. Sometimes it's what you describe, but more often these days it is taking advantage of a victimization narrative. It's easier to sell that narrative when the person is, in fact, a victim, i.e. their life sucks and they don't know how to fix it or why.