(NL Times) Concerns about a growing number of people prone to adopting radical ideas are highlighted due to the coronavirus. The National Support Center for Extremism (LSE) would receive a report about radicalization once a month before the pandemic; now there are several per week, reports broadcast network NOS.
Moreover, the concerns used to be mainly about possible jihadists. The majority of reports now concern a completely different group: people who embrace conspiracy theories or alt-right ideologies. “Everyone can see the current madness online. We see the real people behind it,” says director Saskia Tempelman.
The reports are stacking up because an increasing number of people feel insecure or anxious due to the coronavirus crisis and its consequences, adds the director.
