We just sort of have to keep watching how threats are being used to create a level of fear to control outcomes. This is how extremist movements gain power through the use of numbers and threatening and/or actualization of violence. We have turned a blind eye to these behaviors for too long and now they are coming back to bite us (We should have dealt with them earlier but we may not have understood or seen it.). This is why people (Republican, Democrat and Rationalists) must work together to thwart and stop extremism from fermenting in the first place.
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Jean-Antoine-Theodore Girous 1788 |
A few ideas on how to limit radicalization may include...I believe there is a place prior to a full radical catalyst where intervention would likely have positive change and encourage critical thinking just before mental solidification. For example, inserting correct information when a group is beginning to debate and come to radical conclusions can go a long way. Once distortion of thought and heightened emotions catalyzes, people construct a social reality that leads to habituation that is very hard to break from the outside.
Thus insertion of correct information, breaking up of extremist groups, and mental health can help thwart future radicalization pre catalyst that solidifies a group's conclusion. For example, let us say that people are beginning to act on false information and you intercede with more accurate information as a group is becoming radicalized in turn saving a group from itself (i.e. For example, In smaller situations one might use a video they can't ignore and then follow up information that is more accurate.) I also think reflecting back a more accurate version of the distortion of behaviors from an anchor outside the group can lead to better understanding of some. It will likely lead to some becoming more enraged (emotional irrationality) at what they see as counter to their opinions and some start to think about their behaviors more (i.e. critical thinking) based on an internal compass.
Trust me....I have learned....that some groups can't and won't change as long as they are connected to a central personality(ies) that tells them what to think, how to feel, and who/whom is to blame for their problems.
The use of threat and intimidation is a tool designed to control, manipulate and silence opposition. The best way to fight against manipulation is to challenge it directly and let them know it won't deter you (committee, minorities, politics, fellow Republicans, etc..) in any way (This is why we need our politicians to vote and lead by conscious and not blindly follow each other.). The moment you show fear and do not act to hold such people accountable is the moment they will further feed off of the power (..and gain adherents that want to feel powerful.). Do you see how fear is starting to turn toward a type of third world use of violence to get one's way (i.e. Nazi, Rwanda Genocide, etc..)? Our politicians have little idea how bad this can get if not directly challenged and held to account in its early formation stages (Its not too late but we are behind the curve.)
It makes no difference if at the capital or in our hometowns. Ignoring and showing fear feeds the darkness of this power. We should be following up on each of these threats, collect all the data, and then chase it down to see if there are patterns and pasts that would influence choices. We may be surprised to find in many ways that these are not as organic as we think. There appears to be coordination.
Personally I think if the committee (and other officials) dig long enough they could find that this isn't exactly all homegrown extremism but possibly a more serious foreign influence to stoke up internal dissention (Maybe not but there is some indication. I just can't put my finger on it. Perhaps why violence is being used to try and intimidate anyone who looks into these situations or won't act in a certain way. Its a protective maneuver. Let us wait and see who in hindsight will have supported these behaviors and who has grasped for the next run. Time answers all questions as it turns future into history.) (Russian Election Interference, Russia Exploiting Elections, Soft Side, Upload Documents, Digital Era Warfare, Hate Groups Social Media,
You may want to read 'Hang Them All"
Don't listen to me...I have a Muslim sounding name (There is a point why I keep saying it and it will come out eventually.) 🤷
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