Participating in the Battle of Ideas

I don't have an image for today's post so this is a scanned picture of my Grandmother while on a trip to Asia (South Korea and China?) in the 1970's.

CBS This Morning  - This is a story about how police in London are approaching the problem of young people becoming radicalized.

I was particularly struck by Charlie Rose's ending comment that we need to be participants in the Battle of Ideas.

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To change the world, we must be participants in the Battle of Ideas.

Silence leaves room for negative energy.

Active participation is exhausting, but necessary.