I am looking for suggestions on what we can do about extremists within our own society. They cannot be ignored.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our ideals are under the constant threat of extremism, whether in the form of radical Muslim groups or the emergence of other elements seeking to deny the rights and freedoms of others.
In any society, there will be the whole spectrum of views. You will get the extremists on the far right and also the far left.
We cannot hope to effectively counter extremism if we just focus on schools, universities and prisons: we need to take this online as well.
These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.
I agree that it is not just the extremists who harbor bad thoughts or engage in bad acts, but they are usually the source of the polarization and try to keep education and communication of the main stream from moving forward.
Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.
Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.
We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we'd never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them.
Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.
I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.