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By James Turner, PhD

仇恨、种族灭绝、极权主义……三个令人不寒而栗的概念都表达在一个标志上——纳粹敬礼. The dangerous salute was parading down Europe’s de facto capital this weekend; and is the explicit opposite of what a community needs to root out terrorism.

In the aftermath of the Brussels terror attacks, 交易所广场已被改造成纪念35名遇难者的临时纪念碑, and 300 injured victims. Yesterday, 为这些受害者举行的守夜活动遭到一群反移民抗议者的袭击,他们践踏了纪念遇难者的鲜花, berated the mourners, and repeatedly performed the Nazi salute.

社会对恐怖主义所能采取的最有效的预防措施始于最脆弱的社区.

We have to counter the propaganda. 我们需要与成为任何恐怖组织招募目标的社区进行公开对话……他们越孤立,就越脆弱.

特纳认为,恐怖组织最重要的资产是工具腰带, is their policy of training their members in isolation. 他们能够成功地使其成员激进化的唯一方法是成为他们耳边唯一的声音,排挤和平与宽容的不同声音.

许多人认为,欧洲更脆弱、更容易滋生激进主义的一个原因是,欧洲固有的文化疏离. 许多欧洲社区都被隔离在文化贫民区的移民人口分割开来, creating a dangerously pronounced divide.  如果有人不觉得自己是一个社区、一个社会的一部分,他们就更有可能反对这个社区.

几年前,当普京和美国领导层之间的紧张关系升温时, IMerit (Alliant’s International and Multicultural Education, Research, Intervention, 和培训计划)联系了我们的俄罗斯学生,只是为了确保他们在美国不会感到尴尬.S. 既然我们和普京之间有这么大的分歧,为什么我们不能对所有的社区都这样做呢? It’s our best chance to counter this epidemic of radical propaganda.

众所周知,ISIS杀害的穆斯林比任何信仰或没有信仰的西方人都多,这是一个被广泛接受的信念,而不是指责, vulnerable communities need help. 关于移民政策的讨论需要在一种理解和宽容的气氛中进行,这种气氛认识到双方都有许多合理的问题,需要定期仔细思考和分析.  我们需要的不是仇恨言论,而是对极端主义宣传的反驳. Instead of fear, 我们应该接受这样一个事实:最终,我们所有人的相似之处多于不同之处.

America is a huge experiment in tolerance, this is a uniqueness that we need to foster around the world. 我们都需要共同努力,向激进化的目标伸出援助之手, 因为当你意识到别人和你一样的时候,你就很难诋毁他们了. Most people just want a better life for their children. 如果我们能培养一种开放的对话和包容的文化,我们就能给他们这样的生活.

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James T. Turner, 博士是阿连特国际大学加利福尼亚法医研究学院的教授,在他30年的职业生涯中处理过数千起威胁案件.  He has experience in counter-terrorism investigations, operational psychology, and political violence issues.

Dr. Turner is a U.S. 他是一名退伍军人,并曾担任国防情报局等各种组织的顾问, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, Nuclear Threat Program, Department of Homeland Security, The Secret Service, Comptroller of the Currency, Microsoft, Seagate Technologies, Morgan Stanley, and Microsoft.

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