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  Countering the horror
      Fear and terror spread far more easily if terrorists succeed in generating general mistrust in our society: mistrust of security forces; mistrust of our state; mistrust of our media; mistrust of anyone who is different to ourselves; mistrust of minorities. Commentary by Ruprecht Polenz
  
  
      
  
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               Ruprecht Polenz