Unfortunately, the ugly truth is that communal punishment is the only form of punishment that truly works.<p>Right now, Muslims won&#x27;t turn in their neighbors and children to the authorities if they&#x27;re radicalized.  It&#x27;s only when they&#x27;re more afraid of the consequences of not turning them in that extremism will finally begin to be purged from their communities.<p>As long as Muslims say &quot;they&#x27;re not REAL Muslims&quot; and absolve themselves of what their neighbors and family members are doing, radicalism will never be eliminated.<p>Since extremist sects recruit from within moderate sects, the moderates need to be more diligent in truly eliminating the extremist element.  That means more consequences to the community.  Which is unfair, but it&#x27;s either that or the rise of the &#x27;Sixth Reich&#x27; in a generation because right now, we&#x27;re just kicking the can down the road.<p>Disclaimer - this of course doesn&#x27;t touch on the root causes of extremism, namely the Saudi state and its support of Wahhabism, as well as the overthrowing of several moderate states in the Middle East during the 20th century, as well as the demise of Arab Nationalism (and secularism) and rampant inequality and poverty in many Arab and Muslim countries.  Unfortunately the proverbial Genie is out of the bottle...