*waves an ear* Hear hear. Just because someone chooses to make a point via immoral means doesn't mean they don't have a point.
It's understandable that people affected by terrorist acts will want to see the perpetrators as inhuman, barbaric and evil. What should also be understandable, given the circumstances, is that there are at least a handful of people willing to blow themselves and others up to make this sort of point. While ultimately the responsibility, guilt and punishement lie with those who plan and execute terrorist acts, it would be dishonest of us not to accept that we are among the root causes behind these bombings.
Accepting that we are part of the cause does not equate to accepting guilt or responsibility. (I really wish people would stop jumping to that conclusion.) It does, however, mean that we should acknowledge that if we do things differently from hereon, we can remove one of the root causes fuelling terrorism.
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Date: 2005-07-23 12:57 pm (UTC)Just because someone chooses to make a point via immoral means doesn't mean they don't have a point.
It's understandable that people affected by terrorist acts will want to see the perpetrators as inhuman, barbaric and evil. What should also be understandable, given the circumstances, is that there are at least a handful of people willing to blow themselves and others up to make this sort of point.
While ultimately the responsibility, guilt and punishement lie with those who plan and execute terrorist acts, it would be dishonest of us not to accept that we are among the root causes behind these bombings.
Accepting that we are part of the cause does not equate to accepting guilt or responsibility. (I really wish people would stop jumping to that conclusion.) It does, however, mean that we should acknowledge that if we do things differently from hereon, we can remove one of the root causes fuelling terrorism.
*stops blithering*