Losers

Many of the Westerners flocking to the Islamic State are middle-class misfits for whom jihad is a radical pose. the Islamic State — and groups like it — a modern Foreign Legion for losers. When discussing people who openly boast of rape, murder, and torture, “loser” is hardly too harsh. But invective is not my intent when I call them losers. These men — and a few women, too — are losers in a more significant sense. They are losers at Western civilization.

Jonah Goldberg - A Foreign Legion for Losers

On the Internet, you’re never really alone. Name any fad, any cause, any hobby or passion — Shaker furniture? Dungeons and Dragons, Bolivian tree frogs? — and you’re only a few clicks away from someone who shares your obsession. That’s great. It’s also horrible. Because while there’s no harm in tree…

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