Jihadism is a brain parasite—a virus of the mind. And yes, I mean that quite literally. See my paper with @HofhuisSteije, "Parasites of the Mind: Why Cultural Theorists Need the Meme's-Eye View" (Cognitive Systems Research 52:155–167, https://t.co/mPlO8Kh7YI) It hijacks the mind https://t.co/jk4eUNkVSt #Jihadism #CulturalTheory #Memetics #Nospecificcountrieswerementionedinthetweet.