Interviewer
Natalia Chromińska and Natalia Szuba
INTERVIEW
Interviewee
Ms Anna Smater Nagraba, history and current affairs teacher
Zespół Szkół nr 1 in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland
The Connection between Radicalisation and Terrorism
1 What is your opinion about radicalization and
how is it different from terrorism?
not radical. Radicalization is when they set the
path and see no other concessions, only
terrorism is the achievement of the goal.
Ruthlessly radicalization is the cause of
terrorism.
Terrorism is a corollary of radicalization, while
radicalization is an intensification of extreme
phenomena nationalistic as well as culturally or
religiously. Terrorism is a form of implementing 5. Are you afraid that you may be the target of a
or imposing radicalism in the world.
terrorist attack?
2. What do you think (radicalization or
terrorism) is more visible in the world? Why?
No. Although I am aware that using the
computer will always be vulnerable to cyber-
attacks. I think that in our country there are no
Terrorism as a form and manifestation of
such moods that I would be exposed to attack in
radicalization is much more visible in the world. the sense of a bomb attack.
Terrorism is not only what we see, e.g.
bombing, using cars to attack people, that is,
6. Are you afraid of the dangers of
famous situations from Berlin or Nice but also
radicalization?
cyber terrorism. There is relatively little talk of
this yet, but these terrorist actions are definitely Yes, the same risks related with radicalization
are more visible, because these are not just
more visible than radicalization itself.
attacks, it is not only terrorism. It is a negative
3 Can radicalization cause terrorism?Of course. perception of dependence, automatic exclusion
of tolerance. It can be presented in any field,
Terrorism is about radicalization, so it cannot
including fighting, hair colour, and dressing.
take another form.
This can occur in Poland.
If people want to compromise to cooperate, it is
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