You might be a terrorist if … “you’re frustrated with mainstream ideologies”?
by digby
Uh, I think I know a lot of terrorists:
These are some warning signs that that you have turned into a terrorist who will soon kill your co-workers, according to the U.S. military. You’ve recently changed your “choices in entertainment.” You have “peculiar discussions.” You “complain about bias,” you’re “socially withdrawn” and you’re frustrated with “mainstream ideologies.” Your “Risk Factors for Radicalization” include “Social Networks” and “Youth.”
These are some other signs that one of your co-workers has become a terrorist, according to the U.S. military. He “shows a sudden shift from radical to ‘normal’ behavior to conceal radical behavior.” He “inquires about weapons of mass effects.” He “stores or collects mass weapons or hazardous materials.”
Of course, aside from the mass weapons and hazardous material, which should be a real tip-off, all the rest sounds like tens of millions of Americans and almost all adolescents at one time or another.
But hey, if you do believe that these are indicators of radicalism, I’d take a look at the Ayn Rand acolytes. They certainly fit the bill in nearly every particular.
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