Thread: Why Terrorism Exists

It's hard to argue against the dogged belief that democracy spread by force can change the world for the better. Terrorists like Al Qaeda have a similar belief: Islam spread by force can change the world for the better.

Killing a person is the ultimate form of oppression. If a person kills an oppressor, it is not murder only in the case of self-defense. Of course, for the enterprising parser, that is a loophole you could march an army through, with every step exclaiming belief in a fantasy that the entire Earth must be saved, that the number of innocents saved will always be far larger than the number killed, and no amount of killing would be unjustified in the pursuit of some goal, whether it's Communism, Islam, or Democracy.

Advancing any of these ideas by force completely misses the motivations that cause each of them to be adopted--peace, prosperity, and justice. War destroys all three.

Originally Posted by R.D.735

Terrorists like Al Qaeda have a similar belief: Islam spread by force can change the world for the better.

And they are wrong.

Originally Posted by R.D.735

Advancing any of these ideas by force completely misses the motivations that cause each of them to be adopted--peace, prosperity, and justice. War destroys all three.

Absolute passivity guarantees the complete absence of all three.

From Universal Mind
Absolute passivity guarantees the complete absence of all three.

Wars are not solely fought to advance religions or forms of government, UM. Sometimes, they are fought only to resist countries that make war for their own interests, not to advance a different set of interests. As usual, no one is advocating surrender against any and all enemies. Some are merely advocating war that does not seek to advance any goal but the end of the war.

The war against terror should be waged against the George W. Bush and the many "men behind the curtain"