&gt; Contemporary radical Islam is a response to Western modernity and perceived decadence and has been brewing for decades if not centuries.<p>Contemporary radical Islam is brewing just for one (young) generation and is result of applying western individual freedom and reason to principles of Islam.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lesswrong.com&#x2F;lw&#x2F;18b&#x2F;reason_as_memetic_immune_disorder&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lesswrong.com&#x2F;lw&#x2F;18b&#x2F;reason_as_memetic_immune_disorde...</a>