Terrorism -reasons, psychology and solutions

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What sorts of responses to terrorism are morally permissible? Is it justifiable to bash and punish a community as a whole for the acts committed by lunatics? What ethical principles determine which responses are appropriate? Are there any peaceful solutions to terrorism? If so, what are they?









In all the terrorism related threads, we saw that no one was suggesting sensible solutions but were just bashing a religious community as a whole.. I'm Hindu by birth, but non-religious/agnostic. But I adore branches of hindu philosophy like adwaitha vedantha.. 'All is one', 'I am you'!! Wondeful concepts, no? Our forefathers gave us the moto 'loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu'..


Let us discuss possible solutions to terrorism, psychology behind terrorism e.t.c. in this thread, but without bashing.. Without hatred..



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Posted: 15 years ago
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Terrorism should be dealt with, differently at differently levels. You can't just take one approach, apply everywhere and think it will work.

Heard of state modelling? Anti-terror sqauds n their heads need to be familiar with that.
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reasons aplenty but sadly no solutions

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The world should get rid of Terrorists and Pirates ASAP.

The first test is on and let us see if the Nato forces succeed in Afghanistan. so far some of the Taliban leaders have been caught.
We too can play a part.
Anyone knowing potential terrorists should report them immediately. All suspicious characters in your neighbourhood should aso be reported immediately.
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Posted: 15 years ago
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improvements in the security system will help alot.

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Originally posted by: Summer3

The world should get rid of Terrorists and Pirates ASAP.

The first test is on and let us see if the Nato forces succeed in Afghanistan. so far some of the Taliban leaders have been caught.
We too can play a part.
Anyone knowing potential terrorists should report them immediately. All suspicious characters in your neighbourhood should aso be reported immediately.

the problem is that "suspicious" characters dont seem all that "suspicious".........
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Originally posted by: krystal_watz

the problem is that "suspicious" characters dont seem all that "suspicious".........

still the citizens can be more alert of their surroundings...
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Why do people become Terrorists ?
1. There must be some motivation and often it is for greed and wealth I think. To get what they want they often make use of religion so that they can get more people to join them by promising Heavenly Rewards.
2. Some become Terrorists to extract revenge for sorrows and suffering of their own people by "outsiders" or a different ethnic group.
3. some become Terrorists because they are unemployed. Of course some are forced by their village heads or family against their own will.
Some of these problems are due to unequal distribution of wealth. If the rich do not help the poor sooner a later there is bound to be social unrest and problems.
Terrorists thrive when there is a weak government who cannot run the country well.
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Originally posted by: Summer3

Why do people become Terrorists ?

1. There must be some motivation and often it is for greed and wealth I think. To get what they want they often make use of religion so that they can get more people to join them by promising Heavenly Rewards.
2. Some become Terrorists to extract revenge for sorrows and suffering of their own people by "outsiders" or a different ethnic group.
3. some become Terrorists because they are unemployed. Of course some are forced by their village heads or family against their own will.
Some of these problems are due to unequal distribution of wealth. If the rich do not help the poor sooner a later there is bound to be social unrest and problems.
Terrorists thrive when there is a weak government who cannot run the country well.

all of the above are valid, but MOSTLY they do it just for ideological illusions
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all of the above are valid, but MOSTLY they do it just for ideological illusions
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I think the brains behind it has an ulterior motive, power, politics, wealth, warped thinking and ideologies.
Becoming a terrorist is a lot of hassle and problem, so their thinking must be l warped and they must have been brain washed. some are not really bad people but just misguided from young.

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