This first one shouldn't be a surprise. Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs suggests that only people who have succeeded at fulfilling more basic needs will have attention for ideology. It takes a high degree of resources to have time and attention for the processes of radicalization, which involve study and thought. All the same, it will be a surprise, because the basic assumption of many is that some sort of actual injustice is behind radicalization: poverty and its resentments.
The second one isn't surprising either, since the numbers they're putting up mirror the population far better than the ones the NYT ran. In a high-stakes election like 2016, it makes sense that the population would turn out in numbers that are more representative than less. But, again, it'll be a surprise even though it shouldn't be.
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The radicalization thing has been reported for some time in a slightly different fashion. A number of studies have shown that terrorists are drawn disproportionately from the UMC of their respective social-ethnic groups.
This first one shouldn't be a surprise. Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs suggests that only people who have succeeded at fulfilling more basic needs will have attention for ideology.
No surprise. Osama Bin Laden was the son of a construction magnate worth hundreds of millions. Bill Ayer's father was CEO of Commonwealth Edison.
Which makes me think that we might be better off without so many wanting to acquire power which would enable them to "help others."
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