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In reply to the discussion: "Why Are Terrorists So Often Young Men?" [View all]datasuspect
(26,591 posts)every young man wants to think he matters, that he stands for something. that his life has meaning. elder males in many cultures use to guide a young man into manhood through various rites of passage. maybe that doesn't happen so much anymore.
still, for lots of young men:
some get golf course hookups from their daddy's cronies
some make a bee line to the nearest US military recruiting office
some want to avenge a brother, father, uncle
some want to gain entry to heaven
some want a better life for their mother
some want to shine in the eyes of their god
some work their way up from fry cook to area regional manager
some work the land
some tend the goats
some get inspired by the words of a persuasive imam
etc, and so on, same as it ever was.