What Happens When Extremism Has No Ideology? | The Rundown

Описание: What is nihilistic violent extremism, and what can we do to combat it? Producer Eric Bombicino gets insight from Amarnath Amarasingam, an associate professor at Queen's University, in part two of their conversation on extremism.

00:00 Intro
00:19 A New Threat
00:32 What Is Nihilism?
00:59 Gore & Online Culture
01:43 Violence Only
02:36 Violence as Purpose
02:45 “World Burn”
03:15 Prevention Gaps
03:48 Gateway to Ideology?
04:40 Violence for Clout
05:13 Meaninglessness
05:52 Main Character Syndrome
06:21 Extremism = Purpose
07:29 Does Ideology Matter?
09:03 Who Gets Labeled?
09:39 Tribal Politics
11:49 De‑Radicalization Today
12:27 Beliefs vs Violence
13:23 Canada’s Model
15:36 Does It Work?
17:22 Reintegration Challenges
18:39 Funding Crisis

Watch Part 1:    • Why is the World Producing More Extremists...  

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