An interesting Johann Hari piece on extremists that recant, via Sully.

If we truly believe what we say we believe in the West – that these fundamentalist claims are lies and will be dispelled on day – then we need to remain confident that the West is right, and will prevail.
The more I witness this global struggle for freedom and meaning in the face of fundamentalism and denial, the more it seems to me that containment is the best strategy. Alongside this, we need a robust commitment to our own values, and a refusal to give in to the cant that treats evil as culture and fundamentalism as faith.
Of course this is hard. But there is no other way. And in this struggle the fate of our civilization lies.

But I have a suggestion…..could we please also “contain” the WEC Bush Doctrine?
I’m sorry Andrew, but no way is this going to work unless you get the beam out of thine own eye.

lol
“the cant that treats evil as culture and fundamentalism as faith.”
Obviously Andrew is talking about the Mormon and Catholic churches’ successful attempts to oppress homosexual citizens and terrorize local governments and abortion providers here, not al-Islam.