247: Love is the Antidote to Fear and Hate with Elizabeth Neumann
The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project
4.6 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Host Reed Galen is joined by Homeland and National Security Expert, Elizabeth Neumann. They discuss the exponential increase in domestic terrorism (why it increased and how it should effectively be addressed), why the way we communicate is so key to reducing political polarity, and what strategies offer the best chance of success when it comes to de-radicalization. If you’d like to keep up with Elizabeth be sure to follow her on Twitter (@NeuSummits) and check out her work at Moonshot (moonshotteam.com). Also, here are some of the intervention resources Elizabeth referred to in the episode: Life After Hate, Parents for Peace, ADL’s Extreme Measures Toolkit. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, it's Reid. Before we get started, I want to let you know about something exciting. |
| 0:04.9 | Today, the Lincoln Project is launching our Take Back the Flag Initiative. |
| 0:10.1 | For too long, too many Americans have been afraid or worried to fly the American flag |
| 0:15.8 | because they think it's associated with Trump or some sort of right-wing extremism. |
| 0:20.3 | Guys, it is not their flag. |
| 0:22.1 | It is not his flag. |
| 0:23.5 | It is our flag. |
| 0:25.1 | Please send us photos of you and Old Glory to info at lincolnproject.us and tell us why you are happy |
| 0:33.2 | to fly the American flag. |
| 0:35.1 | And now, on with the show. |
| 0:44.8 | Thank you. fly the American flag. And now, on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm your host, Reid Galen. |
| 0:49.1 | Today, I'm joined by Elizabeth Newton, an expert in both homeland and national security |
| 0:53.7 | and the chief |
| 0:54.7 | strategy officer for Moonshot, a tech company seeking to end online harm. |
| 0:59.3 | Prior to Moonshot, she served in numerous roles in the Department of Homeland Security during |
| 1:03.2 | the Trump administration, including as a senior advisor, deputy chief of staff to multiple |
| 1:08.0 | DHS secretaries, and he's the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism |
| 1:11.7 | and threat prevention. Elizabeth also served in the Bush 43 administration in the aftermath of |
| 1:16.5 | September 11th, serving on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council, |
| 1:21.2 | now part of the NSC. She is a board member of the National Immigration Forum, |
| 1:25.6 | founder and member of the Council on National Security and Immigration, a former co-director of the National Immigration Forum, founder and member of the Council on National |
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