Speaking
about " terminology " I take offense- as a democratic Socialist -at
this term " radicalized ". Any aging survivor of 60s anti-war protest
would be proud to say that he or she had been " radicalized ". Back
then( vintage year 1968 ) it just meant that you got beyond ruling class
propaganda and were prepared to work for RADICAL social change-BY ANY
MEANS NECESSARY , to quote the fiery Black Muslim Malcolm X.
The best and brightest socialists rejected the tactics of isolated terrorist groups( like the Weathermen ) frequently infiltrated by government provocateurs ( the notorious COINTELPRO scheme to destroy the Socialist Workers Party ).
Not every " radicalized " militant opponent of U.S. imperialism and STATE TERROR in the Middle East is a candidate for ISIS.
The U.S. " war on terrorism " is a moral catastrophe and a miserable failure. Try a little more JUSTICE in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria , and Palestine . That works better !
The best and brightest socialists rejected the tactics of isolated terrorist groups( like the Weathermen ) frequently infiltrated by government provocateurs ( the notorious COINTELPRO scheme to destroy the Socialist Workers Party ).
Not every " radicalized " militant opponent of U.S. imperialism and STATE TERROR in the Middle East is a candidate for ISIS.
The U.S. " war on terrorism " is a moral catastrophe and a miserable failure. Try a little more JUSTICE in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria , and Palestine . That works better !
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