Goofy Radicalization Get-Together
If you were a maladjusted kid, were exposed to an alternative social system that condoned/encouraged violence, pursued that route for the social mobility it provided, left it for something better, and have been exploiting your former status as a ‘radical’ for a paycheck and the ultimate in self-validating study, Google/CFR are setting up in some sort of bizarre group therapy just for you.
The event will bring together about 50 former extremists who used to be members of inner city street gangs, white power groups, Muslim fundamentalist groups, and other violent youth organizations. Over 200 experts from academia, civil society groups, tech companies, victims’ groups, and private corporations will also join.
Think of how many of these cases they could have prevented (via economic, community development) with the money they’re blowing on this Davos-For-SnakeOil.
-Shlok
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