How do we live in today’s world where the media and the news
corporations push out all kind of scare tactics? Since the beginning of
this century the government has been fighting a so called war of
terrorism. I put it that way because it’s hard to know what a terrorist
is. Apparently it’s someone who has an extreme understanding of Islam.
The oxford dictionary version of terrorism is “somebody who uses
violence, especially bombing, kidnapping, and assassination, to
intimidate others, often for political purposes”.
So what I want to know is this. Are terrorists just confined to
extremist belief to Islam? Is and can anybody become a terrorist. I mean
somebody who stands up for what they belief in. someone who instead of
talking rationally screams at the top of their voice to get the point
across. Someone who stands up to a cruel and evil government by any
means necessary. If what is close to us is in danger wouldn’t we make
sure that it’s protected from any harm?
My argument is that as there are over 6 billion people in this world,
then we have it in us to stand up to oppression. And in the eyes of the
oppressor aren’t we terrorists.
“One mans freedom fighter is another mans terrorist” by Nelson Mandela
Aren’t we all humans?
So what are we really afraid of………
2008-06-27 @ 07:18