Posted on Jul 22, 2015
Is POTUS correct in using the term "Violent Extremism" instead of Islamic Extremism?
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Recently the White House hosted a summit on combating violent extremism. During the summit there was a noticeable effort made not to link Islam with the actions of violent groups such as Al Qaeda. He consistently made an effort during the summit to stress this point stating that, terrorists have perverted Islam and do not reflect it's tenants. This is a message that our previous POTUS also stated. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/19/remarks-president-summit-countering-violent-extremism-february-19-2015
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Islam
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Office of the President (POTUS)
Barack Obama
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The more he uses terms like Islamic extremism, the more the militants can use his words to make this a war against Islam overall (rather than a war specifically against militant radical Islamists). Basically, if he calls it Islamic extremism, he's playing right into the terrorists' hands and is helping fuel their recruiting efforts. I don't have a problem with his approach.
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CPT (Join to see) I think the use of "Violent Extremism" is the best term to use by the POTUS. I agree with other comments in support of this use versus the Islamic Extremism! This way any type of International terrorism can be grouped into a common strategy. I think it is a smart move on his part and the administration. Not everything thing this POTUS does is wrong or bad. His advisors should be working overtime to get the right messages out. I give him a "thumbs up" and you too CPT (Join to see)
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Even though most terrorism/extremism which we hear about in the media happen to have been caused by Muslims, POTUS did not want to link Muslim = Terrorist. Since there are extremists in all ends, they can all be categorized into Violent Extremism. Then there can sub-categorization into Islamic Extremism, Christian Extremism, etc.
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SGT Ben Keen
I think you hit the nail square on the head SrA Edward Vong! While most of the acts we are hearing about are down in the cover of the Muslim faith, that every person of that faith is a crazy idiot. I think the term "Violent Extremism" covers more than Islamic Extremism. It covers the extremism we have seen between race, gender, sexual orientation, and all the other categories that someone might choose to use at their platform for attack.
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