但长远来看，缓慢而稳健地推动民主化进程会为温和派带来希望，缓解恐怖分子所宣扬的仇恨和暴力，进而创造似乎更加美好的未来，这就是软性力量的实质。
But, in the longer term, the slow, steady progress of democratization can provide a sense of hope for moderates, creating a plausible vision of a better future – the essence of soft power – that undercuts the message of hate and violence promoted by the extremists.