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Maybe for some of the terrorist groups, but it’s certainly not the case for people working for the cartels. There is no “both sides” argument to working for a

Maybe for some of the terrorist groups, but it’s certainly not the case for people working for the cartels. There is no “both sides” argument to working for a group that just wants to get filthy rich using brutal violence, bribery, and disregard for the downsides of hard drug addiction. The cartels don’t have a recruiting story of bringing justice to the oppressed, etc. It’s just opportunity for money and power for people with limited opportunities otherwise. Totally orthogonal to recruiting for “mission focused” orgs like terrorist groups.

thephyber 4y ago
> The cartels don’t have a recruiting story of bringing justice to the oppressed, Two points. You pivoted from terrorists to cartels. You clearly don’t realize that cartels actually get their info and their purpose from protecting (or at least doing enough visible work to appear to be protecting) the average person in their territory. Sure, not all cartels work this way, but even if not initially, they eventually buy their info this way. And, yes, terrorist groups absolutely do try to claim they are fighting for justice. They are just targeting a different demographic than you have in your mind. The children of parents killed by US defense contractor weapons. The religious zealots convinced of whatever religious transgression. The clash of values. There are plenty of political platforms, and they all can be recruiting stories.
- kortilla 4y ago
  > You pivoted from terrorists to cartel No I didn’t. Read the thread. It lumped both together.