deradicalization centers

[Rockstar]

IMO the argument about deradicalization isnt about who gets to go to camp but wether such a program actually does any good. To be sucessful it must be able to change an individual's mindset and ideological beliefs. Quite frankly I think that impossible to gauge. Its just a full fledged boondoggle where politicians are throwing millions of dollars at a program that has no real proof of working.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

IMO the argument about deradicalization isnt about who gets to go to camp but wether such a program actually does any good. To be sucessful it must be able to change an individual's mindset and ideological beliefs. Quite frankly I think that impossible to gauge. Its just a full fledged boondoggle where politicians are throwing millions of dollars at a program that has no real proof of working.

Honestly, it probably is a waste of time, and it's certainly not a long term solution to the problem, it's more of a sticking plaster/Band-Aid.
However to attempt to tackle it from the other end would require a completely different social, economic and political viewpoint in Europe, so that'll never happen. Instead we'll continue to go for quick fixes and big actions which appease some but ultimately do nothing.
The narrative that we are at war with the whole of Islam will just get repeated louder and louder by those who want a war with the whole of Islam and eventually they'll get their wish and the extremists on both sides will be happy while everyone else is miserable.

So, boom times ahead!