How young people join violent extremist groups -- and how to stop them | Erin Marie Saltman

Terrorists and extremists aren't all naturally violent sociopaths -- they're deliberately recruited and radicalized in a process that doesn't fit into a neat pattern. Erin Marie Saltman discusses the push and pull factors that cause people to join extremist groups and explains innovative ways of preventing and countering radicalization.
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[@RamkrishanYT]

"You don't go shopping for shoes online and accidentally join ISIS"

[@Onlytheroadandi]

This gave me quite the laugh

[@khasmindersingh6826]

You'll be surprised some actually do :-p

[@jyd3490]

🤣😂🤣

[@sohairwani4412]

agreed , you don't go for hiking and accidentally vandalize a mosque kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGqZ36ad9V8h9U

[@michaelknight2897]

Well, in 2020, its join Antifa. Its the left who are radicalized in America and its progressive news that did it to them (MSM).

[@AstroRamiEmad]

I'm a Syrian activist for the Syrian Revolution. And this is exactly what I'm searching for. I am starting a project in this regard and your notes helped a lot.

[@tl1119]

Why are people making this a racial and left vs right issue? This video is about finding a way to stop young people from joining radical groups.

[@panpiper]

"She" made it a left/right issue by failing to even mention the source of most of the violence in North America, the ultra-left Antifa.

[@JohnPavilonis]

The video was about brainwashing. She wants to be the one to do it for her cause.

[@alexamerling79]

@@panpiper still defending the Nazis I see....

[@alexamerling79]

@@panpiper What's your rank?

[@katla3393]

Calling whites nazis just because they dont want mass immigration radicalizes. Imagine hearing that youre the bad guy all your life, you will in the end believe it yourself. The extreme right cannot create radicals without the left being as insane as they are.

[@KrnelPanc]

I like the idea of previous extremists reaching out to these groups

[@davidobisesan4792]

Thank you so much for this presentation; it will help my research on youth radicalization.

[@KL-bg8fi]

I've been wanting to hear about this for some time!

[@Kongolox]

no matter what u do.. u need to address the reasons how/why these extremist started.

[@muwahhid-cv8wj]

bad reality

[@Vape_Master69]

It all balances out at the end. Nothing really ever changes, just the same old dynamics.

[@paxdriver]

Only art can teach people how to feel. We need to teach people how to feel, not change people's minds but rather expand them.

[@warguy6474]

hard disagree

[@paxdriver]

@@warguy6474 care to elaborate? telling people what to think doesn't work, that's why tyrants and dictators have a shorter shelf life over democracies. what's your reasoning?

[@warguy6474]

@@paxdriver "Only art can teach people how to feel."

[@paxdriver]

@@warguy6474 let me rephrase my question lol what i meant to ask is: "why do you agree, since i recognize my position on the matter is subjective I'm curious to know how you arrived at the same conclusion as me". I realize I worded my response pretty poorly

[@paxdriver]

@@serenityskies4477 that's touching and deeply complicated, I'm not sure I know the answer to situations like that. I do know there are some reputable studies that stress how art helps in rehabilitating hardened criminals and many prisons have adopted the idea fervently across the world so I can presume it's at least somewhat effective at changing long term behaviours; but that said, just because a lot of people agree and do the same things doesn't mean they're all right in their beliefs. I think it comes down to expression. When people can express themselves and become engaged in a creative hobby I think it does change the physical wiring in the brain. The neuro science on the brain's plasticity to me seems like corroborating evidence to support my claim too. What do you think?

[@EANTYcrown]

4:20 "What extrimist groups are really good at is taking a very complicated, confusing, nuanced, world and simplifying that world into black and white, good and evil, and you become what is good challenging what is evil" 6:32 "we need to develop alternatives to censorship" That is honestly great, i see a lot of people in the comments annoyed because all of the examples are form right-winged extremism and leaving left-winged groups outside (save rom the FARC-ep flag around 2:00 wich is a Colombian leftist guerrilla currently dissolving) and i get why you are annoyed, i am a bit myself; however there are legitimately good ideas posited in a neutral coherent manner that can be applied to any and all extremist groups even if not mentioned in the talk; i encourage everyone to look at the good ideas that the talk offers and not focus only on the shortcomings of the presentation, notice them and point them out of course, but give credit where credit is due

[@TheArtPerspective]

Yes we have this in our country too

[@awaisalam4371]

She has absolutely nailed this topic on the head. It is a shame that this video is so disliked, most probably as people have missed the point completely and taken it as a personal attack on their 'white ethnithity'. Though I can sympathise with those feelings as I myself have dealt with personal attacks or unprovoked criticisms due to my faith or background. This video has been made balanced and we need to understand these sensitive issues and know that terror isn't simply a 'finger' that points to the east. We need to combat all forms of extremist groups and one key ingredient is to understand why people join in the first place and how this can be prevented. Thanks :)

[@dszqujd]

It is a hard subject for poetry.... I am all ears...

[@juligrlee]

How is this different from "Scared Straight" run by prisoners and former imprisoned persons? As you know, this program was studied and proved to be counterproductive although the intent was admirable.

[@MitNavnErLars]

I wrote a assignment in high school about radicalisation of islamist combining religion and social studies. And still years later with a marster in society studies, this is an interesting topic.

[@TheJayman213]

I would like to have seen this analysis not limited to extremist groups. I feel that non-radicals are just as likely to be biased towards their non-radicalism as radicals tend to be biased towards their radicalism, whereas most people don't seem to agree with the former. That's why I worry when something like this comes up and there's no explicit explanation for why the fact that the view expressed by a group is radical even matters.

[@DeoMachina]

Gee I wonder why it matters why people are radical I can't imagine how that could be relevant Nope

[@jyd3490]

It's a lengthy process

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

Because they seemingly are the only people who care about me? I think that’s why

[@BagofDreams]

I've been reading and listening to a lot of Chomsky lately and I'm starting to feel that some American foreign policy not helping matters when it comes extremism. Sure what this lady is suggesting can only help reach out to individuals who are vulnerable to these groups but ultimately countries and economies need to be allowed to stabilise in there own way culturally. This will allow relationships to be formed and influence over bad or harmful governance.

[@ufodeath]

I strongly recommend Michael Parenti next. Type in "Michael Parenti on U.S Imperialism" for a start. his recorded talks are amazing and highly insightful. If you decide to look into it, let me know :)

[@Damesanglante]

She is not helping. Everyone i met that are an extremist wouldn't take her seriously. She's a domesticated pro-establishment bourgeoise. She don't have a clue about this. It's just a show abiut another clown smelling her own farts.

[@celestialteapot3310]

What makes people who are routinely abused by society not join "extremists"

[@code-52]

I am the true average American. We are sick of left and right extremism.

[@OrganicGreens]

Even if a government is fighting bad ideas i'd rather them not engage in psychological warfare. Who knows who will be the one deciding what is ok to think. I don't want government psychologist taking tax dollars to figure out how to better get in my head and make me a "good citizen". What if i have controversial ideas about taxes or israel or gun laws or anything else controversial that a government may try to sway my opinion on. It's not there place! Or to be cliche it's a slippery slope

[@ve5618]

Yes by all means ,leave the violence and extremism to the police their the experts

[@llucas__v]

I'm brasilian, i am still learning english

[@DeoMachina]

Good luck!

[@brianwalsh9595]

Wish you well

[@MajkaSrajka]

Hungary? Respect from Poland o/

[@Mercuryreal]

Poland? Greetings from Czechia my slavic brother.

[@shagu8312]

Czechia- a country I never heard of before Greetings from India

[@anastasiafromdp]

Wow, comment section is such an indicator of how much work has to be done to stop extremism and racism..

[@AngelicaRodriguez-mb2ld]

Word. The internet is a cesspool of these kinds of people. That's why every documentary I've watched of some kid joining an extremist group always starts with 'they went looking for extremist forums on the internet...'

[@yeopazman]

Social acceptance and general acknowledgement of people can solve everything. Drop all borders and have one world with free movement and people will be able to not be stuck in the lives they are given. Next time, smile and say hello to people. Today's society has become less human. it's time to be open again.

[@Mumsdayward]

There's a golden calf on wall street and shows like "American idol" on television...

[@lifeisaadventure9948]

Radicals need to be more closely scrutinized but with a risk criteria

[@Myblaxitis]

Easier said than done. 🙁

[@Damesanglante]

I am one and believe me, if we were to talk, there are far greater chances you would join my side than make me change my mind. One really have to be pretentious to believe they can convince radicals they should be domesticated because you think your ideology, which is also radical by the way, is better. 😂

[@happybeingpakistan5436]

comments are showing that everyone has his/her own view of extremist groups..but in reality what makes difference is humanity..Islam is portrayed as extremist religion but in reality, it promotes,equality and justice...all around the world Muslims are brutally killed too...so raise voice against extremists not the religion...Cheers

[@francesbernard2445]

How can a woman counter violent extremism without being accused of practicing toxic femininity only because we are refusing to become a volunteer or conscripted military person carrying weapon too? -- While people here in Canada and the U.S. with relatives in Ukraine are telling us to continue praying for them instead too.

[@prophetjoijoseph]

awesome

[@jonhowell1000]

i think your right ,spooky stories suggest hidden undercover radicalism is rife?not propper sure if this was your point?but i know its not rife,we just need to pick up our messy mistakes ,be more mindfull coz we can,so others dont take advantage,big task ,but we owe it to the vunverable dont we all?

[@DerelictDan69]

I agree, the world is getting out of hand. We need to be on a central path of peace and unity. Love for all none for hate.

[@MrAdrianaangel]

How about the violent, pornographic organization on Spring Street?

[@edi9892]

That talk started really interesting, but got boring. It's a real pity. She started giving examples and insights, many might not know, and then got broad and shallow. I would have liked to see more on how fachists, islamists and communists recruit and how they are similar or different from each other. This also translates to, how to get people out of these groups.

[@epvoblio]

I agree with most of it but all the socio-psychological remedial actions proposed address symptoms of social differences and inequity not the cause of it; which isn't efficient and thus doesn't succeed in the long term. It's like the US war on drugs a huge publicly funded effort over decades without any concrete improvement. The durable solutions are dealing with social inequity by providing equal opportunity to all. But that's very hard to do as it requires some more advanced social organization form that humans weren't yet capable of establishing: the current best is social-democracy with a plutocracy overlay. Btw, roma's are gypsies and cultures fitness/evolutionary adaptability to a certain planetary context is different, which is why some are prosperous than others.

[@jennyblue9060]

People keep trying to say that she did not include antifa or BLM, but those groups aren't hate groups. The difference is that they hate the hate groups, while groups like ISIS and neo-nazis hate for no reason other than toxic ideas of superiority and inferiority.

[@WangGangOr]

BLM is openly anti-white what are you talking about? Not to mention violent. And antifa members have killed tons of folks but they’re not hate groups?

[@JoseDSchiffer]

this comments are repulsive. glad hardly ever nothing comes out of it

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Finally a glimpse of hope against extremism

[@Damesanglante]

She convinced none, you can be sure about that. It's just virtue signaling.

[@RaspySquares]

Pretty simple. Being unemployed and living in California. Lol

[@varunaiyar6214]

🤣👌🏽

[@seaanemone6114]

And living in Alabama in a trailer.

[@scienceium5233]

@@seaanemone6114 true

[@corruptneedles3384]

3:48 this is funny because what it was saying about Islam is true here

[@EM8844]

she seems to be very well read about the topic

[@charliejohnson4787]

No mention of Antifa?

[@MrAykut23]

Stop mesmerizing me

[@MrRedevil360]

A lot of dislikes considering that no-one can have possibly finished the video yet. Wonder what they didn't like

[@futurekillerful]

Oshen the title prob

[@Oddsors]

Oshen i wonder what they liked? Too quick to judge in both cases

[@doubled6490]

they expect a bit of feminism I think

[@andrewmanford]

It's an old video from last year. People have seen it before.

[@dragosmihai9410]

A lot of likes considering that no-one can have possibly finished the video yet. Wonder what they did like. Prehaps the thumbnail? You are an idiot and as an counter example "shantanu kulkarni" is not, which i quote "You know how we all say.. The video is 12 mins long and it was uploaded only 5 mins ago... how can it have so many dislikes... But the current amount of likes are double to that of dislikes.... Why are people liking a video without even seeing it? Blind likers are more in the world than blind haters... That is the major problem of our current society.... SHEEPS."

[@InqWiper]

She should make a video ridiculing naziphobia aimed at communists.

[@Damesanglante]

No communist would take either her or you seriously. 🤣

[@nerdynautilus5373]

This is America

[@rituparikh2255]

Comparing blm and terrorists is apples to watermelons

[@dominus9963]

Everyone is commenting about Antifa, but let me clarify one major distinction between Antifa and the hate groups mentioned in this video. At least Antifa believes everyone is human! The "Alt-right" or White Nationalists excluded racial minorities, while ISIS excludes anyone who isn't muslim. Antifa is not racist against whites, heck most of Antifa is white. So don't get triggered and complain about how TED doesn't include the people I didn't agree with.

[@davids3282]

The Gentlemen Network talk back to antifa groups and see how much you are human after confronting them. They are in no point better then right radicalist.

[@JasperKlijndijk]

i agree, we anti-fascist, in think and say all human are equal and hate because of religion or race is what we are against. but the way we fight the populist and nationalist is not working. the only bit of it working is that many many (to) far-right people feel afraid when they protest if they even dare to, they always hear that their sick way of thinking is challenged by many more people then show op of theirs. this way it limits their messege. but we are not fighting the cause of their extremism. almost none of us try to help them realise what it is they are believing, almost none of us help in preventing them from getting in the negative spiral of thought they go through the years before they would show up at anti islam or anti roma protest. cheers, Jasper , The Netherlands

[@ufodeath]

Finally a comment I whole heartedly agree with!

[@asimsalim9401]

ISIS killed more muslims then non muslim bcz 99 percent people in iraq are muslims ....

[@abreknoxcho]

"Antifa believes everyone is human" which is why antifa burn down buildings, hit people in the head with bicycle locks, and riot and destroy businesses, like in Berkley, and Portland and all across the country? Also I can tell you don't know anything about the topics you are talking about because you claim ISIS excludes anyone who isn't muslim but the vast majority of people killed by ISIS are other muslims. You are right about one thing, most of Antifa is white, which is funny to see a lot of videos on youtube of white Antifa people harassing black conservatives and screaming obscenities and slurs at them.

[@imkelvin688]

I want to ask you something will.you allow me??

[@extramile734]

Did the internet create the ottoman empire?

[@vtech325]

This is actually pretty good advice.

[@PerkyPL]

why didn't she mention antifa?

[@DeoMachina]

They don't kill anybody.

[@brianwalsh9595]

@@DeoMachina your very wrong

[@Damesanglante]

They do, but they are very small anarchists organisations that believe they fight fascists. The internet inflated their impact. Anarchists extremists always existed, but they never destroyed entire countries like right wingers do for money.

[@gaanakiid2259]

Amazing☝

[@Vfulncchl]

Gaana Kiid You haven't watched the video yet. It's been out for less than a minute when you commented

[@doubled6490]

yep, SJW:s are stupid

[@Chris-sm6cr]

so soon.... =)

[@bergumz]

So my name would be Large Sandy. Lol soiunds about right.

[@_Gabyo_]

I thought they would mention neo-nazis but they didn't and focused solely on Isis. How weird.

[@trevorwalden6097]

Same concepts for recruitment

[@ekojar3047]

I am on the side of truth, I've always been huge into science because if you have a question its usually easy to do an experiment to test it and it'll give you tangible evidence that points you towards the truth. I dream of a world where everyone only dies of old age, nobody murders or robs or comits crimes because of money or food. Everyone doesn't work because we have finally reached a point with technology where everything gets its electricity from natural energy sources Iike hydro electric, nuclear power is only for energy on off shore rigs in the ocean instead of weapons that will end Earth. Windmills are all over the ocean, and solar panels are built into everything and robots do most of the work. You can either choose to do nothing and have all the time with your family and friends, go on adventures all for free, or you can choose to work in the few jobs left that mostly deal with maintaining all of these things and robots that make the world turn, or you can chose to work in entertainment. Maybe in a few thousand years we'll be there. We can either be this, or peoples made up beliefs will kill us all.

[@theparanoidandroid3583]

The difficulty is of course that science can only answer empirical questions; it can't say much about questions of identity or value.

[@Nuna_Isi]

EARLY

[@yellowcanarystudios]

Lots of people in the comments seem to be against stopping ISIS 🤔

[@LibertyFascism]

I want to stop all radical extremists. That includes ISIS, Antifa, and BLM.

[@RillianGrant]

@@LibertyFascism ISIS and antifa are good examples of extremist groups on both ends of the political spectrum. But BLM? There's a difference between a group advocating for radical change and an extremist group

[@Wegnerrobert2]

It's a nice talk and there's nothing to realyl object to but at the same time there's nothing particularly new or interesting for me. I suppose that's just because this is a very realistic talk and real world problems usually dont have amazing thought provoking solutions.

[@meskalurator]

good talk

[@imkelvin688]

Hello yusuffu

[@alidanish1512]

I always wondered what kind of people voted for Trump and Le Pen, the comment section gives me the answer.

[@johnmiller1178]

You think Trump is what we wanted? Go back 70 years to find our chosen candidate.

[@CarrotConsumer]

John Miller The one that got his country occupied and shot himself because he was too much of a coward to face the consequences? What a leader to be inspired by.

[@sikaaaa]

Funnily enough, many of those statues were erected far after the time of the Civil War, so quite a few slaves and slave owners wouldn't have gotten an opportunity to share their two cents either. Not idolizing assholes does not revise history, it gets rid of statues made for the reasons that are morally questionable.

[@ClassicAntiZero]

You are a puppet of things you dont understand coward.

[@FrankTheTank107]

I voted for Trump simply because I like his policies better than Hillary's

[@mohamedirshaamkader6368]

I do not think she realises that she is marginalizing some groups or is being biased when it comes to certain topics

[@CarrotConsumer]

The fer reet

[@cancerisalie6171]

Nice try ..too many people are waking up ,questioning the mainstream narrative of which this video promotes

[@theparanoidandroid3583]

Which narrative?

[@brianwalsh9595]

@@theparanoidandroid3583 that it's always right wing, both sides have extremists. I could be interpreted as an extremist, though not the illegal type

[@vorlonagent]

Why no left-wing extremists? Why no examples of communists or anarchists?

[@cromeaxe]

300 dislikers ? Why ?

[@michaellevitt6252]

I don't think anybody in the world would believe that you were the far right ...But that's cute !

[@michaellevitt6252]

Misrepresented answers in science get us things like the sun is a gaseous plasma.... Yet none of you seem to have understood thermodynamics. You're educated understanding of how you potentially infiltrated a far-right movement of understanding ? Is kind of like that for me ? Not believable

[@Damesanglante]

You are right. She made all this up to virtue signal.

[@JayReaction530]

Becuase it's easy to see things in a black world vs white world view

[@-isotope_k]

11:39 that's what RSS do in india

[@anikeshmidya4882]

Flood relief work, Organizing pilgrims, doing volenteer work during the pandemic. What else?

[@mania20]

Lame comments

[@tosoledo]

Talking about opposition to mass immigration and Islamist like they are the same thing and no mention of the far-left extremist. This talk is not bias at all.

[@mashiroh2641]

Little did they know i ( a kid )is watching 😃😃😃

[@FunkyPrince]

Did you know you created this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWWsY5d5hJ2IbqM called "Great Vids" and one of the vids is the OST of DJANGO which is a movie that's not for "kids"?

[@mashiroh2641]

FunkyPrince im savage 😎😎(sarcasm)

[@gcantgetrealmenusasosfresn7156]

ITS THE BUSINESS WAY TO SEE PR OR THE HYPE OF IT TO GET THE DONKEYS THE SLAVES THE BLAME GUYS GALS OR ROPE A DOPES YO

[@LuxiBelle]

What she says about far right and Isis also applies to BLM/Antifa. They appear on social media and use their "normal behaviour" to appeal to the masses as more progressive and doing the right thing. Personally, I think neither group should be left unchecked.

[@greymind9815]

The far Rigth is a much more pressing threath. We need to burn the nazis

[@alexamerling79]

So black people wanting to be treated fairly by the police is the same as a group that murdered millions of people during WW2? Looks like someone here doesn't like black people..

[@Damesanglante]

Both are not really left wing. One is a plain racial ideology and the other were brainwashed to hate "fascists". Even radical leftists can't stand the enraged antifa anrachists.

[@maharaniu4313]

those examples are cults. That's why someone would feel brotherhood, safeness, accepted in those cult systems. Not all extremist groups are revolutionists. thus, it's not about "being a hero" at all.

[@sarahdavidsson7652]

2 Words. Meme War. Laughter can be great healing.

[@jonhowell1000]

Im not sure where i am just now on my just now visit to you tube?but i am in no dout i have already been played with and so say malnipulated some and the rest,butt(ha ha) i made those choices so i take all responsibility,just now i cant tell who the badies are?Sadly i think there are robbers close all the time?GTA suggests stash your cash quick before its taken?The metafores from the game are monster for me.....i have never even held a concel. lost my plot now and so diss interested in my long preamble and cant or dont read too much need too finish so will say mean what you say,as long as you say what you mean,but never be mean always okydoky

[@ElectricityTaster]

Those shoes are funny.

[@ArinorMephisto]

I'm loving the salt from people who say that no BLM and Antifa.

[@Triththaus]

It from the TED Bwahahahahahaha whatever

[@Fredministrator]

I agree with almost everything in the video (especially the important critic on sencorship), but to me it felt like left extremism was pupusly left out. This is a problem, because if you only combat one side either the other extrem groub will become even more powerful or you make the opressed extremist look like the underdog. It is important to engage this as a whole.

[@DeoMachina]

Can you name any left-wing terrorist groups? I guess the ETA, but they disbanded so...

[@Damesanglante]

They can't. Right wing extremists are in power everywhere pushing their agenda, warmongering and somehow, a few people that try to call them out on their plain mass murders are evil. 🤣🤣🤣 How many wars capitalist governments waged around the world in the last 50 years ? Now compare with left country.

[@ryans3795]

I feel like this kind of stuff is why young men are becoming more "extremist" or "alt-right" here in America. They don't have a say, they get publicly shamed for having a though, and are forced to watch the indoctrinating cartoons. It seems like, from mainstream news articles, even myself is now an extremist or terrorist in the United states while I'm just a regular guy. It's not that I'm active or any part of any group but just becuase I agree with the conservative side more than the democrats I feel this way.

[@user-mx1rb2vz3v]

That's exactly how radicalization stars, they make you feel like you're powerless, conservatives don't hate, they denfend, they conserve, it's in the name, they don't want change, they want the status quo, but the status quo is unequal, racist, homophobic, mysoginist, but you, the white man, their target, aren't mysoginist, you're not homophobic, these SJWs hate you for being a white man, and that illusion of being threatened is what radicalizes young men, the far right grabs these emotions you have and turn them into anger against the people who they're targeting, it's exactly what the video talks about, people in your position are more likely to start consuming more and more right wing media until all your anger is targeted against minorities that they deem as a thread to the status quo

[@tseriesbad6746]

@@user-mx1rb2vz3v it's the solution

[@appendixcarrybear9141]

Antifa!!! Lol

[@Kamal-ej3td]

Im the 8th comment

[@jt_rooster3228]

What do you know? To make friends, you have two options. You dominate or you suck up. You can only have friends when two people are unequal.

[@ninarosado5811]

By joesph Biden and TikTok and Kamala Harris

[@craigmorshead2738]

Trump 2020

[@gcantgetrealmenusasosfresn7156]

Good points just boring not to point THE HARSH

[@PurpleLEANKrabs]

They follow leftists.....😂

[@michaelknight2897]

They follow the MSM. In 2020, its obvious who is radicalizing people, the left.

[@Damesanglante]

The radicals are you. The people who praise a sociopathic capitalistic system based on jungle law and have all the power. 🤡

[@nickhartwr4992]

Y'all need jesus

[@mania20]

What they have done to you

[@Bixnood69]

I'm agnostic, and I think we could use some Jesus. Wouldn't be the worst thing at this point.

[@MHWdJ]

left extremist antifa would apply aswell

[@alexamerling79]

Huh interesting to see you defend the Nazis. You must be a sturmbannfuehrer by now.

[@life4rent90]

@@alexamerling79 exactly they are air heads

[@marcmiller722]

You went to Hungary because you wouldve died in Syria..

[@MacoveiVlad]

This talk has some good parts but it is not intellectually coherent to ignore the religious ideology when talking about extremism. Humans kill each other over religious issues for a very long time. Also, many of these people probably have undiagnosed mental conditions. I recommend searching for a TED Talk where a neuroscientist or psychiatrist talks about what a brains scan can uncover in the case of violent individuals, i can't remember the name of the speaker unfortunately. I also recommend listening to the "Waking up podcast" by Sam Harris. The range of guests he brings on can help create a nuanced view on extremism and his personal opinion has some valid points as well.

[@shantanukulkarni007]

You know how we all say.. The video is 12 mins long and it was uploaded only 5 mins ago... how can it have so many dislikes... But the current amount of likes are double to that of dislikes.... Why are people liking a video without even seeing it? Blind likers are more in the world than blind haters... That is the major problem of our current society.... SHEEPS.

[@jdothman8575]

shantanu kulkarni *Sheep

[@Isvoor]

I really don't see this as much of a problem. If you end up not liking after watching, you can just unlike or dislike. But the people who instantly dislike aren't likely even going to watch the video or properly listen to the vid. That's wrong.

[@JohnPavilonis]

The likes and dislikes can and are being manipulated by youtube and bots, just like how comments and videos are being censored by google. I down voted the video. The message the speaker is presenting is simply about "counter manipulation" to their point of view instead of talking about the truth. Think of it as spy vs. spy or manipulation vs. manipulation. She is trying to convince the viewer to help with the manipulation process or to recruit others to help with her cause.

[@Macheako]

They've had ratings systems since as far back as I can remember man. And I also remember at some point seeing some of my FAVORITE things in life get 1 star...2 stars....etc. And I was about 15 at the time and just like "Wtf..I LOVED these movies/games, I've watched/played it at least 20 times, how did it rank so low?" Fast forward a few more years and I pretty much outright stopped using rating systems to tell me how much I'll enjoy something, or how "good" it is. Generally speaking the star system on retail stores IS a good metric for product reliability, overall build quality, and general longevity of a product. But for hard to measure things, like "overall usefulness" or "enjoyment" or "ease of using"....well, put it this way, I've seen people give Network Routers on Best Buy's Website a 1-star ranking because they couldn't figure out how to set the damn thing up lol and it comes with an easy to setup CD (I say this as a computer tech whose seen people try to do the DUMBEST things to their computers). So yea....as much as I don't like rating systems either man...I don't see them EVER going away, and for what it's worth, if you're smart enough to know better, they at least help you spot the morons who DONT know better lol and you can adjust your desire to be friends with them accordingly ;)

[@PitterPatter20]

shantanu kulkarni There were probably a lot of people who got two minutes in, saw no violent far-left groups listed, and assumed it was classic TED Talks' left-leaning bias again. It's a shame, because this video can still easily be used as a reference for countering far-left extremism as well. But I guess nowadays once people pick sides there's no going back. It's a damn shame, to really undersell it.

[@seekingjustthefacts]

She forgot Zionism.

[@brianwalsh9595]

She forgot Hamas

[@celebrity_rooster7488]

There you have it. Violent people finish first. Take a look at Jordan Peterson before becoming judgmental.

[@theworldeatswithyou]

Here come the alternative people.

[@LuxiBelle]

"Alternative people". Just like nazis and their version of "alternative people"