<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A state incapable of distinguishing peaceful... > A state incapable of distinguishing peaceful religious identity from violent religious extremism risks one of two serious errors: ignoring a genuine ideological security threat or indiscriminately treating peaceful populations as though they constituted that threat, thereby damaging the social cohesion national-security policy is supposed to preserve. **Source:** [[articles/The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028|The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028: AI, Constitutional Power, and the Civilizational Stakes]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A state incapable of distinguishing peaceful religious identity from violent religious extremism risks one of two serious errors: ignoring a genuine ideological security threat or indiscriminately treating peaceful populations as though they constituted that threat, thereby damaging the social cohesion national-security policy is supposed to preserve.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-state-incapable-distinguishing-policy-supposed-preserve ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->