"I am not American," said the Islamist; "I am Muslim"
by Majid Rafizadeh
December 2, 2017 at 5:00 am
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11217/islamists-muslims-nations-states For Islamists, non-Muslim land is different from Muslim land. Many can never identify themselves with a Western land -- or with a flag or nationality -- even though they may have been born in that land and their families may have lived there for generations.
When people are brainwashed not to identify themselves with a flag and a nationality, it disrupts the human connections and communications that need to take place within communities. It pits the indoctrinated person against the entire society and his own countrymen, and develops an "us versus them" mentality.