With the onset of modernization, millions of people were uprooted from their traditional communities and ways of life. Young men, in particular, saw the prospect of a life more like that presented to them by Western television.
挫折的政治在前共产国家得到了控制，但是在伊斯兰世界却一发不可收拾。其实这也不是新的现象。随着现代化的发端，数以百万计的人们被从他们的传统社区和生活方式连根拔起。特别是年轻人看到了更像通过西方电视所看到的生活前景。