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Originally Posted by x-factor
As an aside, its interesting to note that the 9-11 terrorists didn't become radicalized until they moved to Europe (Hamburg, Germany specifically) for school where they were isolated and ostracized from mainstream German culture and consequently backed into a kind of psychological corner where the only thing that provided a sense of identity or pride was radical Islam. That's central to the reason that Europe's homegrown terror threat is so much higher than the US'.
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Isolated and ostacized as a matter of choice?
I know it's hard for a male caucasian to be objective, but in many instances I get the impression that the desire is to transplant the native country into the new one (reference the good colonel's post). There are probably places in the United States that I would bet you would find that most of the flags flying are not the Stars and Stripes. That to me does not represent a desire to integrate into the society.