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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGrieve...don't bomb.
(reposting here because I acccidentally posted it in GDP before. My bad).
No use of Western force can do anything in this situation other than to cause more such attacks and to give ISIL more recruits.
1) End all austerity programs throughout Europe(and the rest of the world). Religious extremism (and xenophobic nationalism in response to it)are both fed by increased poverty, higher unemployment and greater fear of both. A full-employment Europe where working-class people were not under attack would not have things like this happening.
2) Stand up the demonization of immigrants by xenophobic politicians and stop isolating them in enclaves of despair like the banlieus of Paris.
3) Defend both secular values AND the multicultural fact, and do both in a progressive, inclusive way.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)You know it is coming.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)You have to try.
Kath1
(4,309 posts)The bombing just makes everything worse. Unfortunately, that is usually our "solution."
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)will only strengthen daesh propaganda.