{"id":11867,"date":"2016-03-22T10:48:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexingtoninstitute.org\/?p=11867"},"modified":"2016-03-22T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T14:48:18","slug":"brussels-attacks-terrorists-want-react-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtoninstitute.org\/brussels-attacks-terrorists-want-react-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Attacks: How The Terrorists Want You To React (From Forbes)"},"content":{"rendered":"
It will take some time to sort out the carnage that terrorists caused in Brussels Tuesday, but it is already clear what kind responses\u00a0are likely to encourage\u00a0further atrocities.\u00a0 First, terrorists want the public to overreact, conferring on their actions a significance that is not merited.\u00a0 Second, blaming immigrants for the attacks will help terrorists to recruit within immigrant communities and make those communities less likely to cooperate with law enforcement.\u00a0 Third, adoption of repressive measures to cope with the threat will provoke a backlash and undermine counter-terror efforts.\u00a0 Fourth, sending troops to the source of the threat in the Middle East will make it easier for terrorists to kill Americans.\u00a0 Finally, rallying around a strong leader who promises to make us safe could end up subverting democracy far more effectively than terrorists ever could.\u00a0 I have written a commentary for Forbes\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It will take some time to sort out the carnage that terrorists caused in Brussels Tuesday, but it is already clear what kind responses\u00a0are likely to encourage\u00a0further atrocities.\u00a0 First, terrorists want the public to overreact, conferring on their actions a significance that is not merited.\u00a0 Second, blaming immigrants for the attacks will help terrorists to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n