I’m becoming increasingly concerned that we’re on our way to creating an environment that will breed domestic terrorists and enable foreign ones.

First and most importantly, we’re creating an environment in which people are marginalized. This is exactly the mechanism that has spawned numerous splinter groups and terrorist organizations in the Middle East and Northern Africa. These groups have certainly exaggerated and publicized their marginalization to bolster their own agendas, but there’s a germ (or more) of truth in many cases. Continue reading →