This Jihadist ideology is not about money, education or personal comfort. It is about acquiring power over others to give yourself (the jihadist) a feeling of worthiness and meaning and righteousness. It means he is superior to the rest of us. And there is the bonus of having the deity approve. And it has been going on for a VERY long time . Hate your enemy is more viscerally satisfying than love your enemy.
What don’t you understand?
This Jihadist ideology is not about money, education or personal comfort. It is about acquiring power over others to give yourself (the jihadist) a feeling of worthiness and meaning and righteousness. It means he is superior to the rest of us. And there is the bonus of having the deity approve. And it has been going on for a VERY long time . Hate your enemy is more viscerally satisfying than love your enemy.
Prof.HMCWhat don’t you understand?
Comment by Prof. Helen McCaffrey — Monday, July 9, 2025 @ 6:19 am