Sorry I'm no good at reply, it's my first post with the new site here.. that said, if you all want to know who radicalized the shooter, it was his dad. The shooter was raised every day of his life with radical ideology.
To explain why I say this:
The ideology between the Taliban and ISIS is identical. Both groups had the exact same teachers... same ideology all the way around. The only difference between them, is that the Taliban was satisfied with control of one country, with a future vision to the rest of the world..but with no real active plan except to work with the shiekhs to expand the extreme ideology.
For al baghdadi, this wasn't fast enough... he wanted the world expansion now, he thought if they were very bold, it could be done right now, with no need to wait until tomorrow. He admired the Taliban for their efforts but saw it as a weakness to move so slowly.. so he broke off with the group - al Qaeda, of which he was second in command over Iraq until the leader died, then he became the head. His position at that point became identical to Bin Laden, and they both had the same head, the same religious beliefs and leaders.
But al baghdadi of course broke off because his vision for world expansion was immediate... but this is the only difference between the two groups. Ideologically they are identical in each and every respect. Most people who support the Taliban, as a result, also support ISIS, many pledge allegiance to both groups, as one is alike to the other with few differences.
Being raised in Taliban ideology, it's no leap at all to support ISIS, they really are that much alike... therefore, where the shooter was radicalized was right here in the U.S., right inside his own home, by a father who teaches the Taliban ideology and supports it.
To explain why I say this:
The ideology between the Taliban and ISIS is identical. Both groups had the exact same teachers... same ideology all the way around. The only difference between them, is that the Taliban was satisfied with control of one country, with a future vision to the rest of the world..but with no real active plan except to work with the shiekhs to expand the extreme ideology.
For al baghdadi, this wasn't fast enough... he wanted the world expansion now, he thought if they were very bold, it could be done right now, with no need to wait until tomorrow. He admired the Taliban for their efforts but saw it as a weakness to move so slowly.. so he broke off with the group - al Qaeda, of which he was second in command over Iraq until the leader died, then he became the head. His position at that point became identical to Bin Laden, and they both had the same head, the same religious beliefs and leaders.
But al baghdadi of course broke off because his vision for world expansion was immediate... but this is the only difference between the two groups. Ideologically they are identical in each and every respect. Most people who support the Taliban, as a result, also support ISIS, many pledge allegiance to both groups, as one is alike to the other with few differences.
Being raised in Taliban ideology, it's no leap at all to support ISIS, they really are that much alike... therefore, where the shooter was radicalized was right here in the U.S., right inside his own home, by a father who teaches the Taliban ideology and supports it.