In America, there has been much discussion about how the universities have become incubators for anti-Semitism. This problem is, if anything, worse in Great Britain. So what happens when a prestigious London college offers a course for civil servants on counterterrorism? Anna Stanley recently found out:
In the introduction to the course, labeling an organization as terrorist was described as a problem because it “implies a moral judgment.” Nothing was said about why a moral judgment might be appropriate.
There was an irony to being surrounded by civil servants who hate the concept of the state. As young professionals, they represented a microcosm of the views emanating from British universities: when it comes to extremism and counterterrorism, the state is not to be trusted. The head of Security Studies at Kings College read concernedly, “Problems of definitions: labeling a group terrorist can increase the state’s power.” The civil servants nodded in agreement.
We were told some consider Hamas terrorists as freedom fighters whereas Israel was provided as a prime example when considering the question of whether a state can commit terrorism. In the introduction, one slide read “condemning terrorism is to endorse the power of the strong over the weak,” a dangerous conclusion breeding anti-Israel positions.
Another slide read, “Terrorism is not the problem, rather the systems they [sic] oppose are terrorist,” reflecting post-modern identity politics wrapped up as counterterrorism education.
Read more on Fathom: https://fathomjournal.org/scandalous-indoctrination-inside-a-kings-college-counter-terrorism-course-for-uk-civil-servants/