I think the left ought to be deeply ashamed of Islamic Extremism...

I think the left ought to be deeply ashamed of Islamic Extremism, for the fact that that it is a powerful movement in many countries that has captured the hearts of a great many men and women. We should be upset that hundreds of thousands if not millions have joined a liberation movement that is not ours. I think it's therefore our duty to study islamic extremism and the muslim world, and what should be done to re-establish the socialist movement in the region.

With that in mind, I ask, Why has Islamic Extremism at this point become a caricature unto itself, taking the form that western Propaganda depicts Islamic Extremism? Bin Laden, for all his depravity, made mild demands "Leave us alone, stop supporting Israel, we do not want to fight". in his speeches, he made arguments to western and universalizing ideas of peace, security, freedom, and self-determination, and was known to speak with a soft, gentle voice. You can see in his statements and actions that he rationally and deliberately used terror as a weapon to manipulate the US.
web.archive.org/web/20070613014620/http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=7403

Compare that to the current extremism with ISIS, a group that seeks a global caliphate, and the subjugation or annihilation of all non-muslims. ISIS rejoices in extreme acts of sexual depravity and violence. Slavoj Zizek writes:
"The problem with terrorist fundamentalists is not that we consider them inferior to us, but, rather, that they themselves secretly consider themselves inferior. The problem is not cultural difference (their effort to preserve their identity), but the opposite fact that they already like us, that, secretly, they have already internalized our standards and measure themselves by them."
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/isis-is-a-disgrace-to-true-fundamentalism/

What do you make of it, Holla Forums?

They became more extreme because moderation failed.

Same reason as the right wing of capitalist politics devolved into fascism.

You realize "Islamic extremism" wasn't a thing before the US started funding militants during the Cold War. Even Bin Laden had connections/assistance to the CIA.

The Islamic Revolution didn't fail though. Iranian Muslims were able to create a strong, theocratic state that has lasted through the decades and decisively resisted Western Imperialists. Why does that hold no sway?

Islam has always had extremists, even going back to the Assassins and the Khawarij and Ash'arism

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Tell the West to stop sticking its dick in MENA. Stop the Saudis and the Qataris who fund these groups.

It succeeded for the leadership of the people in creating a system that benefits them.

It failed to give the people themselves a life that was materially better than what they had before.

I like how the far-right uses antifa as a buzzword for anything they don't like.

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