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inkriminator · 07-22-2003, 02:43 PM

We cannot stop "Muslim Terrorism". Stopping it, would be paramount to saying we can establish one world-view, which is unfeasible as well as unwise.

The terrorists are politically motivated. The fact that they are muslim is incidental. The terrorist activities are the only way that they can see their goals being achieved. It's a horrible way to look at it, but history proves that it's also a very effective way. Look at Chechnya. During Clinton's time we heard about them, then nothing. It took the Chechans capturing 1000 some people for their political agenda to be put back into the public sphere. For an even more striking, and woefully unknown example look at Israel. Very few realize that a key development to the emergence of Israel was Israeli terrorism against the British. This prompted the Brits to hand over the matter to International Arbitration and allowed Israel as we know it to be born.

These Muslim terrorists, if you take time to listen to what they are saying often do not even hide their naked political ambition. This makes "muslim terrorists" such a horrible misnomer. Not only does it villify Islam, but more importantly it overlooks the goals of the terrorists. Goals, that if realized, would cause a cessation of violence.

If you seek to curb "Muslim Terrorists" you need to be wiling to compromise on their political demands. Yet when people view political ambition through a distorted view of religion, it makes the conflict far more "good v evil" and a resolution far less achievable.

07-22-2003, 02:43 PM	#49 (permalink)
inkriminator Insane	Perspective? We cannot stop "Muslim Terrorism". Stopping it, would be paramount to saying we can establish one world-view, which is unfeasible as well as unwise. The terrorists are politically motivated. The fact that they are muslim is incidental. The terrorist activities are the only way that they can see their goals being achieved. It's a horrible way to look at it, but history proves that it's also a very effective way. Look at Chechnya. During Clinton's time we heard about them, then nothing. It took the Chechans capturing 1000 some people for their political agenda to be put back into the public sphere. For an even more striking, and woefully unknown example look at Israel. Very few realize that a key development to the emergence of Israel was Israeli terrorism against the British. This prompted the Brits to hand over the matter to International Arbitration and allowed Israel as we know it to be born. These Muslim terrorists, if you take time to listen to what they are saying often do not even hide their naked political ambition. This makes "muslim terrorists" such a horrible misnomer. Not only does it villify Islam, but more importantly it overlooks the goals of the terrorists. Goals, that if realized, would cause a cessation of violence. If you seek to curb "Muslim Terrorists" you need to be wiling to compromise on their political demands. Yet when people view political ambition through a distorted view of religion, it makes the conflict far more "good v evil" and a resolution far less achievable.