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Living within and as part of a diaspora provides an increased sense of
isolation and a desire to bond with others of the same culture and religion.
Within diaspora Muslim communities in the West, there is a certain
tolerance for the existence of the extremist subculture that enables
radicalization. For the individual, radicalization generally takes place in an
atmosphere where others are being radicalized as well.
It has little to do with immigration. McVeigh was not an immigrate, but, he was radicalized by an idea he was right about injustice and the problem was the government, hence, the bombing of The Federal Building. There is no exclusivity on symbolic terrorism with Muslim extremists.
The Kelly Report goes on to detail an understanding about the jihadi-Salafi movement. It is a culture that seems to resolve to extremism, but, the trajectory is more interesting in recognizing where we are failing to recognize dangerous extremism.
