Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. Attempts to reverse terrorist radicalization often approach the task by trying to change the radical belief system. But folks like Jihadists aren't likely to just change their views. But you can remove one of the key factors leading to radicalization: economic misery. So, you

2. focus on that and try to slowly replace the radical belief system with at least an understanding that it is possible to address the economic motivations and lessen the rage that perceived or real injustice inflames. American radicals who backed Trump are varied but many are

3. working class whites, who were not provided a quality education starting in pre-school or day care. They are not prepared to thrive in our modern economy, and they are afraid. Trump lied to them, making them think he could fix their lives. He fed them instead with a

4. poisonous diet of hate. Even if Trump is gone, and there is no assurance that is to be so, the fundamental flaws in American society that led to the easy task of pitting us against one another will remain. One reparation we can make for Black Americans that can apply

5. universally is to address education that, like food, shelter and health care is a basic human right.

People in mostly white states like West Virginian are facing the end of the coal industry. The same happened to the steel industry and other industries and American jobs

6. continue to move overseas to places with cheaper labor. Trump lied about being able to fix it. Economics is more powerful that wishes. And as the future dims, fear turns to anger and anger seeks victims. We can educate our population to thrive in the coming century.

7. Many adults will need to seek new jobs as the post-pandemic American economy seeks to recover. Giving easy access to expensive school loans has created a monster that is devouring generations of Americans. Teaching jobs can become a source of employment, but people can't

8. just walk into a classroom they need to be trained and develop the skills necessary to become an educator. People in our rural and marginal communities just like our Blue state urban communities need to retrain for the future America.

9. And rational, science-based education can help reverse the radicalization brought on by the move towards sectarianism in education. We need to come back to the goal of quality public education starting pre-school and going through a degree or vocational training.