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Re:Telegram bans public ISIS channels by briandear on Thursday November 19, 2015 @12:14PM (#10595965)
These people don't care about moderate voices. It would be like convincing Lenin to embrace capitalism. If cutting the head off someone or raping children is a normal course of business, some moderate voice isn't going to make a single difference.
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Re:Telegram bans public ISIS channels by scrollaway on Thursday November 19, 2015 @12:22PM (#10596024)
You're mistaking the leaders and the brainwashed.

Underestimating or dehumanizing your opponent is a sure-fire way to lose a war. These people don't get supporters by merely "waiting for the crazy to hop in". They brainwash the weak. It's far more effective to weaken or remove the framework that allows this brainwashing to happen, than to lump everybody into the crazybucket.

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