In the UK, government guidance now controversially considers concerns about mass migration as potential "terrorist ideology." Critics, like GB News hosts Anne Diamond and @christopherhope, slammed the guidance as "Orwellian," fearing it threatens free speech.
This revelation shook the political landscape, with calls for clarification from leaders like Kemi Badenoch. The Prevent programme, intended to curb extremism, is under fire for seeming to equate cultural preservation with extremism.
Will this ignite a debate on the balance between safety and freedom? Only time, and political courage, will tell.