I'm not sure what you're suggesting, but I'm thinking it's similar to general strain theory. Let's say that Mad Bomber / Martyr was motivated by three things: We have "failure to achieve goals" (like having a house without bullet holes in it), "loss of something valued" (mommy got blown up by an Israeli tank shell), and "negative treatment" (yeaaah). They're all objective types of harm, really. Add in the anticipated harms and inability to cope with the stresses in a manner other than fight or flight and you've got yourself an entire population that, given the chance, will bust a cap in The Enemy.
The Bomber and the Cause is a prime example of social science fun... the fun that the chicken and egg game had when I was in 5th grade.
Last edited by Plan9; 12-17-2009 at 10:00 AM..
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