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[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about the demography makes them more vulnerable? I assume you are referring to a study of some kind.

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03071840308446849

There are numerous analyses which show the same link between economic vulnerability, high birth rate, and extremism. Which is why the right wing are always chopping away at support programs, economic development, and birth control.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was only allowed to read the first page, but it was really focused on poor Islamic countries. But hold on, are you suggesting that the right wing policies are intentional, with the goal of making extremists? Seems really simplistic and narrow in scope.

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Oftentimes the simplest answer is the right one