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What makes a terrorist?
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kathydwells
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
:funn: You tell 'em Tootsie!!!!
Cheering472
SoWal Insider
I know! I hate being referred to as internet people. He talks about us like we aren't right here. More than that, HE's on the internet when he calls us this.
Uncle Timmy
Beach Fanatic
Hilarious! But far too logical. You need to spice it up with various taunts, personal slams, and wild generalizations to really make an effect on 6thGen.
Oh, that or just beat him over the head with it, like 10 or 20 times!
Uncle Timmy
Beach Fanatic
I share the general indignation regarding 6thGen?s performance but would anybody like to return to the subject at hand?
Chickpea, I would like to know your thoughts. Skunkape?
I think I?m going to stick with my earlier assessment that Terrorism, per se, is probably too broad a term to generate any identifiable ?root cause?.
A better way to look at the issue is by asking the following questions:
What is the root cause of Palestinian terrorism?
What is the root cause of terrorism in support of a Nationalist separatism movement?
What is the root cause of social-revolutionary terrorism in Latin America?
What is the root cause of terrorism by organized crime?
What is the root cause of state sponsored terrorism?
Etc.
Anyone disagree with this approach?
Chickpea, I would like to know your thoughts. Skunkape?
I think I?m going to stick with my earlier assessment that Terrorism, per se, is probably too broad a term to generate any identifiable ?root cause?.
A better way to look at the issue is by asking the following questions:
What is the root cause of Palestinian terrorism?
What is the root cause of terrorism in support of a Nationalist separatism movement?
What is the root cause of social-revolutionary terrorism in Latin America?
What is the root cause of terrorism by organized crime?
What is the root cause of state sponsored terrorism?
Etc.
Anyone disagree with this approach?
30A Skunkape
Skunky
I'm sticking to my theory in post #99.
SON
Beach Lover
Princeton Economist Says
Lack of Civil Liberties, Not
Poverty, Breeds Terrorism
I would say that the two are not mutually exclusive
Poverty has been here since man
Civil liberties Have progressed historically but future results are not guaranteed by past performance, your results may vary, etc.
We retort, you deride
Lack of Civil Liberties, Not
Poverty, Breeds Terrorism
I would say that the two are not mutually exclusive
Poverty has been here since man
Civil liberties Have progressed historically but future results are not guaranteed by past performance, your results may vary, etc.
We retort, you deride
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Uncle Timmy! Uncle Timmy! What are we going to sing next?
Hey, what kind of cool-aide are you guys serving today?
rapunzel
Beach Fanatic
Historically, the root cause of terrorism is always the same...passion for a cause + greatly disproportionate resources that makes it impossible to fight for the cause in a conventional manner = terrorism.
With the occasional exception of state-sponsored terrorism that is employed as a tactic in a broader campaign and is inspired by true terrorism but lacks the idealism and passion. Perhaps instead of terrorism, we should call it malignant desperationism. Then, perhaps, when we asked what makes a person, a group, malignantly desperate we could gain some insight.
Approaching the topic from a historical perspective, though, I often wonder what caused the shift in the late 20th century away from the highly effective methods of peaceful resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience and toward the much less effective tactic of terrorism. I believe the shift occurred in the 70's, and it seemed to be a sudden seismic shift that began in the Middle East but was taken up by all resistance groups by the 80's and continuing through today.
With the occasional exception of state-sponsored terrorism that is employed as a tactic in a broader campaign and is inspired by true terrorism but lacks the idealism and passion. Perhaps instead of terrorism, we should call it malignant desperationism. Then, perhaps, when we asked what makes a person, a group, malignantly desperate we could gain some insight.
Approaching the topic from a historical perspective, though, I often wonder what caused the shift in the late 20th century away from the highly effective methods of peaceful resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience and toward the much less effective tactic of terrorism. I believe the shift occurred in the 70's, and it seemed to be a sudden seismic shift that began in the Middle East but was taken up by all resistance groups by the 80's and continuing through today.