re: #291 Obdicut

Again: A lot of jihadis, terrorists, etc. do not come from a background where they were inside indoctrination to the same extent as their peers. They were abroad for part of the time, had access to media others didn’t, has space outside the indoctrination. The indoctrination is certainly important for keeping populations subdued; it is much less easily linked to the complexities of overt terrorism, given that the entire populace is indoctrinated, but a relatively small percentage of them— and often those who had the least exposure to the indoctrination (perhaps making them feel more alienated)— cross the line into violent terrorism.

Backgrounds have nothing to do with indoctrination

Indoctrination is a process that people- all kinds of people, irrespective of their educational or social status.

You are either exposed to indoctrination or you aren’t. For some people, exposure to outside influences counteracts indoctrination, for others it does not. For the most part, early indoctrination is key to maintaining desired beliefs. That is why indoctrination starts at a young age.

See this Saudi blogger describe the indoctrination process

As to why a relatively small number of people actually become violent, there are not necessarily the point of the effort- they are dysfunctional to begin with.

The point of indoctrination is to create a society that is insular and one that will defend the dysfunction.