Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Media Use of the Term "radicalize" has a Chilling Effect on All Radical Critiques

News outlets such as NPR keep saying, "radicalize" like it's a bad thing. It is used exclusively in contexts of militarized Islamism, or other attacks on civilian populations. The use of the term "radicalize" in exclusively these contexts demonizes all views that see dominant systems as radically wrong and in need of radical change.

http://www.npr.org/2013/04/22/178411678/what-drives-some-young-muslim-men-to-violence

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