Syrian bomb and Syrian machete attack in Germany

[abaris]

Let's say you weren't comfortable, that you were positively stifled by desperation...and you were looking to end your life.  If someone suggested that you die for allah/ummah in a terror attack, you'd tell them to pound sand.

But any ideology can take up that role if people are susceptible to it. Nationalism, patriotism, all of them have already served as a conduit to evoke irrational acts. The only thing needed is some seemingly ulterior cause and people being susceptible.