Radicalise

Let us dwell briefly on the threefold requisites for an equal association between the sexes for achieving socially-directed goals. At the threshold, mark you, this is part of a way by the weak against the strong; this is re-reading religion, re-writing literature and history, re-building economics and politics, and radicalising sex sociology. This is a grim battle, not won by stray queens and prime ministresses and fortunate women of letters of science. It is a massive campaign not carried on by sophisticated ‘hen conventions’ or ‘gentle ladies’ organisations.

But whatever the truth, the fateful journey that Abedi made to the Manchester Arena last Monday started long ago. “He’s not been radicalised by Isis,” Rafiq said. “His life story is all about being radicalised from birth and then Isis cherrypicked him.”

Rightwing extremist groups have “exploited” anger at Covid-19 lockdowns to radicalise Australians in wellness and alternative medical circles into adopting white supremacist ideologies, Victoria police have warned a parliamentary inquiry into extremism.

History shows that attempts to suppress dissent through indiscriminate repression have precisely the opposite effect. Such an approach generally recruits more dissenters and radicalises their actions. It creates, rather than pre-empts, chaos.