Comments on: Mexico’s Seeds of Radicalism: Micro Movements with Macro Implications http://www.groupintel.com/2009/08/17/mexico%e2%80%99s-seeds-of-radicalism-micro-movements-with-macro-implications/ Group Intel Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fred Leland http://www.groupintel.com/2009/08/17/mexico%e2%80%99s-seeds-of-radicalism-micro-movements-with-macro-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-11155 Fred Leland Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:39:28 +0000 http://www.groupintel.com/?p=1851#comment-11155 Hazim has written a great example of how these groups bond through networking and building their own resilient communities. Powerful! The goal there is for officials to build their own trust through providing security and an infrastructure that builds on this trust to create and nurture violent free communities that stand resilient against this type of radicalization. Not easily done but it can be done, as La Familia is showing here on the wrong side of humanity. great article Fred Hazim has written a great example of how these groups bond through networking and building their own resilient communities. Powerful! The goal there is for officials to build their own trust through providing security and an infrastructure that builds on this trust to create and nurture violent free communities that stand resilient against this type of radicalization. Not easily done but it can be done, as La Familia is showing here on the wrong side of humanity.

great article

Fred

]]> By: John P. Sullivan http://www.groupintel.com/2009/08/17/mexico%e2%80%99s-seeds-of-radicalism-micro-movements-with-macro-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-11109 John P. Sullivan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:55:31 +0000 http://www.groupintel.com/?p=1851#comment-11109 This is a good overview of the often overlooked dimension of radicalization in Mexico's drug wars. The two distinct quasi-religious cult streams found in the exploitation of Santa Muerte and La Familia's evangelical vigilante cult described by Hazim provide powerful social bonds which can be used to reinforce group dynamics and develop a social base. JPS This is a good overview of the often overlooked dimension of radicalization in Mexico’s drug wars. The two distinct quasi-religious cult streams found in the exploitation of Santa Muerte and La Familia’s evangelical vigilante cult described by Hazim provide powerful social bonds which can be used to reinforce group dynamics and develop a social base. JPS

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