possibly noteworthy wrote:

... they have all experienced tensions in their personal lives, or were faced with deep and sustained crises of identity ...

... [they] frequently experience a tension between traditional [culture] ... and ... [contemporary] society. Extremism gives them an identity that allows them to rebel against both.

The op-ed author is right when he says, "None of this will be of much help ..."

Dim.

Just because something is counter-culture does not mean it's got anything in common with other counter-cultures.

I also don't recall any punk movement having a political wackjob leader calling for the wholesale slaughter of say, country music fans.

RE: Jihad is the new punk