The motives for hate speech and the dissemination of takfiri ideology are no longer hidden in the dark or managed in remote, distant caves. Anyone who monitors social media and the deadly smoke and toxic vapors broadcast there—at every discussion, occasion, or event—by people who live among us and move through the pores of society, makes us realize the scale of the danger, the inevitability of the confrontation, and its high cost. Years of procrastination, negligence, or misjudgment of the scale and danger of the flaw hurt us when it suddenly rears its head. The results of hate speech and takfir are not just blood spilled and lives lost—this is the most painful and clearly visible symptom—but the division of societies, the fragmentation of national cohesion, and the resulting weakening of institutions, the dismantling of states, and the prevalence of destructive chaos are the most far-reaching and deeply devastating consequences for societies and states, and they are the ultimate goal of the advocates of takfir and strife.
A soft hand, and allowing dark intellectual environments to grow while we watch their sparks here and there without follow-up or pursuit, means that if we overlook a gesture, it becomes a word, and if we overlook a word, hatred grows and flourishes. From a post or comment that carries incitement, categorization, and division, elevates one group over another, cancels a right, and makes falsehood a truth, the black clouds multiply and the harmful plants spread. We find that decades of building, development, and fortification, in the face of a confrontation with unclear boundaries, threaten societal peace and national security, and erode the firm trust in the future of coming generations and their ability to continue the mission of building and development.