Why do people join ISIS or another terrorist group? Why are they willing to sacrifice themselves to hurt others? What makes them more likely to join a terrorist group? SHit like this is far more important than blaming Muslims and creating distance. We need to understand what makes people want to join terrorist groups, as they get their power from pawns.
Propaganda is one of the biggest reasons (if not, THE biggest) why people join ISIS/Daesh (some thought it was going to be an Islamic Utopia, which some of them were shocked to learn the truth behind the organization). Granted, while there were people who joined the group because they're nutjobs/religious fanatics, it also relates to the nature around the third-world countries. Things such as unemployment or not having a wife/family (mainly the Single status) really plays a key to ISIS' recruitment, while ISIS grants members with salaries, a wife (or wives), and even power/authority over others.
But the reason why I mentioned propaganda being the biggest reason is simple: You want to show people scenes where they'll get angry about, something such as bombing mosques or blowing up cities. The Iraqi war and various previous wars in the middle east have enough clips to show it to people and tell them things like "See what happened here? People are being killed because the infidels are declaring war on Islam!" something like that on the line.
The saddest thing is that the young men in their early 20s are more likely to be affected by the propaganda.
So regarding to the US Election, I'll just state my personal opinion about it here: It's awful. I was born in the country, but lived overseas for most of my life until I moved during my High School Years. Being an American and having the ability to vote out of pride really does move me, especially when I was young. I couldn't vote during the 2012 Election Year because I couldn't be 18 until December (yeah, it sucked, but it wasn't that big of a deal to begin with). Now that I have reached the age to vote, I have the option between a guy who doesn't think things through while calling people names under a temper tantrum attitude and a corrupted DINO known for a ton of scandals (I'm not even going to bother calling both of them liars, because you can't become a politician without becoming a liar). Sure, you can argue that Gary Johnson is my third option, but I doubt people will shift their positions to support a Libertarian.
Honestly, I don't think I have ever seen or even read a type of election year where it's too controversial. Trump is a lunatic who calls Mexicans murderers and rapists (I get what he's saying: He's saying that Illegal Immigration is an issue, but he could've at least said it properly and mannerly like "Illegal Immigrants are coming to the country and hurting our citizens"), insulted a disabled reporter, and so many horrible things. Hillary is a crook and the only "moderate Republican" left; it also doesn't help with the Benghazi incident, emails, and even the coal mine speech where she says she'll shut down coal miners.
What I'm trying to say is this: Theodore Roosevelt, JFK, and even Ronald Reagan inspired people to go out and vote. The two candidates we have are uninspiring, and that's what I'm upset about this Election Year.
