Interview · moment 12 of 33
Pre-Crime, Radicalization, and Deradicalized Extremists
from The Joe Rogan Experience | #330 · #330
4 min
Guest
They discuss the danger of tech companies trying to identify "anti-social" people before crimes happen (comparing it to Minority Report), then tell stories of a man who planned to bomb a mosque but was won over by a welcoming Muslim family, and a Guantanamo guard who converted to Islam.
- John Bernthal interviewed a man planning to blow up a mosque, who had developed hatred of Muslims after serving overseas.
- The would-be bomber was invited to the mosque by a woman, attended her home for dinner, and eventually converted to Islam instead of carrying out the attack.
- A prison guard at Guantanamo Bay converted to Islam after befriending an inmate, which Tim notes is a sign America is losing the war on extremism.
- Tim discusses how people seek purpose through intense belief systems, citing Camille Paglia's observation that Obama doesn't understand the passion driving religious conviction.
- Paglia criticized Obama's detached comments about people clinging to guns and Bibles, arguing he doesn't grasp that religion provides comfort and organizing principle for life.
- People in bad places who adopt rigid ideologies and join committed communities often find sense of purpose, discipline, and belonging they were lacking.
- Islamic faith is particularly rigid and devout compared to Western religions, which have been tempered by secular governments and separation of church and state.
John BernthalBarack ObamaCamille Paglia