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That's an extremely low bar, particularly when you consider the detention conditions of Anders Breivik. Norway imprisoned Breivik in the most comfortable condi
by jdietrich 7y ago
That's an extremely low bar, particularly when you consider the detention conditions of Anders Breivik.
Norway imprisoned Breivik in the most comfortable conditions possible; in doing so, they neutered his message. They showed that he was weak and they were strong. They took someone who could have been a far-right martyr and turned him into a pathetic figure, slowly fading into irrelevance in a gilded cage.
That's what real power looks like - no fear, no anger, no hatred, just the calm machinations of a compassionate state. By choosing not to retaliate, the Norwegian government demonstrated the futility of Breivik's actions with perfect clarity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35813470 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35813470
- qualitator 7y agocompassionate I think you mean dispassionate. By your own words, there is a calculated effect, decoupled from the emotional aspects of radical events. Additionally, it might just be that there is no rehabilitation in the cards, and only stalemate in the equation between the two players.