that s right. and this guy is it s a good example of how a lot of these isis recruits, they are not from backgrounds of poverty. they have all sorts of options available to them. this is a kid who, frankly, he had some daddy issues. his father was a distinguished soldier for some time. and a high school quarterback. then this kid shows up. he never really was able to succeed in his dad s eyes. and now sickly as a kid, pot smoking ne er-do-well drug adeled dropout kind of. he s the typical kind of basement dwelling neck bearded computer geek who would never succeed in the eyes of his teachers or his family, but he s achieved a certain kind of leadership role in the islamic state now. he is now, in this bizarre way, right, he has become a soldier and sort of revere soldier in this death cult. what do you know about how this organization can be dismantled or fought or countered?
and this guy is it s a good example of how a lot of these isis recruits, they are not from backgrounds of poverty. they have all sorts of options available to them. this is a kid who, frankly, he had some daddy issues. his father was a distinguished soldier for some time. and a high school quarterback. then this kid shows up. he never really was able to succeed in his dad s eyes. and now sickly as a kid, pot smoking ne er-do-well drug adeled dropout kind of. he s the typical kind of basement dwelling neck bearded computer geek who would never succeed in the eyes of his teachers or his family, but he s achieved a certain kind of leadership role in the islamic state now. he is now, in this bizarre way, right, he has become a soldier and sort of revere
arm ourselves with th brutal realities of the real world, real combat, real sex. in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for it, a whole subculture of what s called otaku. once a derisive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world and finds satisfaction elsewhere. manga, or comic books, hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yowi, for example. otherwise known as boys love manga, extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core themes are sexually ambiguous boys getting very friendly with each other. what legions of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles,
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in america, where i come from, we are told at a certain age to put aside childish things. the action figures, dolls, features of our imaginations, to arm ourselves with the brutal realities of the real world, real combat, real sex. in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for it, a whole subculture of what s called otaku. once a derisive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world and finds satisfaction elsewhere. manga, or comic books, hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yaoi, for example. otherwise known as boys love manga, extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core