We are not worried about radical Buddhists, extremist Anglicans or youthists. It is not extreme capitalist Chinese immigrants or radical suburbanist Korean imports we have to fear.
It is one sub-group of one religion, namely Islam.
That sub-group of that one religious group is spitting in our face, disrespecting our culture and plotting to destroy our nation.
And we are afraid to name them.
Not only does refusing to name Islam as the ideology that fosters and breeds extremism allow these people to hide behind a facade of religious respectability, it also deprives the ethnic communities of the tools they need to fight the extremists.
The Federal Government is considering ways to counter radicalism among young people in Australia.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland is examining community mentoring programs in Victoria and in prisons to find the best ways to stop violent extremism.
He told ABC Radio's AM program the aim is to stop young people joining terrorist organisations.
"These programs involve introducing a role model into their lives, working out what pressures they're confronting, working out what needs to be done to ensure they have every opportunity to succeed, preventing youths becoming vulnerable to extremist teachings, giving them a sense of belonging," he said.
Mr McClelland also says the Federal Government plans to unveil changes to the system for banning terrorist organisations in the coming weeks.
Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab is alleged to have been behind the foiled plot to target a Sydney army base.
"[We will be] specifically identifying the informal criteria that are applied by the security agencies," he said.
"There will also be ideas about a closer engagement of the relevant joint committee on intelligence and security, looking at the role it has in over-viewing these recommendations."
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