No, really …
This week, the White House hosted a Summit to Counter Violent Extremism to highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent violent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring individuals or groups in the United States and abroad to commit acts of violence. These efforts have become even more imperative in light of recent, tragic attacks throughout the world. At the Summit, Secretary of State John Kerry said, “Our goal today is to take this chance to think broadly about how to prevent violent ideologies from taking hold, and how to prevent terrorist networks…from linking up with aggrieved groups elsewhere, and how to prevent them from thereby expanding their influence.”
Secretary Kerry described this effort as the “the defining fight of our generation” and a task not just for governments but everyone, including civil society, the faith community, foundations and philanthropists, and the private sector. The Secretary urged the Summit participants to provide their ideas and suggestions on how we can counter violent extremism, and we ask you:
What solutions do you think are most critical to countering violent extremism?
I really thought this piece was from The Onion, or maybe some hackers having fun on the State Department’s “official blog.”
I’m speechless.
They don’t call it Dipnote for nothing!
All of this nonsense isn’t the absence of policy, by the way. Rather, it’s the post-modernist secular humanist equivalent to purchasing indulgences for the remission of sins as a substitute for policy.
Sen. Tom Cotton advises.
An improved version
“…and we ask you: What solutions do you think are most critical to countering violent extremism?”
Glad you asked!
1.) Exterminate the violent extremists and their supporters.
2.) With extreme prejudice.
3.) Twice.
You’re welcome!
Start with their paymasters first. After that, it simply becomes more of a mopping-up operation than anything else…
Okay.
And thrice, then.
Weren’t there some people trying to something like this in a cafe in Paris?
bigbear
I note the coffee shop graphic under “engage.”
That turned out well in Copenhagen, don’t you think?
Engage: the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists in a coffee shop (if you can catch them there). Make note of their preferences in the bean, as well as in their choice of milk (plain), half-n-half, steamed-milk, or black.
Mentor: the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists on a park bench under a lamp, where they will feel secure while you guide them through a practical progressive wisdom.
Support: the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists in a loving home for the deranged. Play checkers to pass the time.
Communicate: with the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists through the internet, and making sure always to bring a troll along to help translate their language.
Partner: the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists in their lemonade stands, but avoid aiding their ammunition supply depots.
Educate: the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists in the classics, focusing in particular on the great works of John Dewey and Herbert Croly. Don’t expect over-much progress from the right-wing sovereign citizen extremists, but take time to delight in the usefulness of your own enrichment through Dewey’s works.
islamic extremism is where the muslims burn people alive cause of they don’t have the correct religious beliefs
one key way to stop this is to stay the hell away from places where the islamic extremists have discovered how to make fire
the faith community and the private sector can help
one key way to stop this is to stay the hell away from places where the islamic extremists have discovered how to make fire
This is nevertheless somewhat difficult for those Yazidi unfortunates who happen to live in those places and have never traveled farther than 40 miles from them in their lifetimes, be they lifetimes of three years or seventy. But ah well, tough shit for them, since they’re fire worshippers from way back.
bush tried really hard to bring what used to be Iraq into the modern world
but then obama handed it to his terrorist friends
which leaves the yazzers suffering from an acute kurd-dependency
The modern world ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. It takes three whole seconds to download porn on my smartphone.
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I don’t see ministry of love, or chestnut cafe on thee yet…