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Originally posted by Grendal:
Every thing I say on here is an IMO. But hey, isnt that what a message board is for? [img]smile.gif[/img]
No....people in third world countries are looking for food not purpose. (Afghanistan example)
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That's why we should give them food (i.e. better economical possibilities to make the food issue resolvable)
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No...martyrdom is not an "easy way out",they arent killing themselves because of a jilted love or they owe a bookie ten thousand dollars. Its a belief that their dying will better thier cause (whatever that cause may be). THIS is their life purpose that you keep refering to.
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They are killing themselves because they have no food and consider themselves oppressed which they believe will stop for their children/fellow men if they continue their attacks.
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The western world has been trying to wipe out predjudice and hatred against blacks, asians, Pakistanis, etc..for longer than my lifetime and we live in a more "fortunate" part of the world with a "better life". If we cant do it here what makes you think they can do it there when thier Hatred runs deep enough that they will sacrifice their own children in the name of thier cause? A better lifestyle will not solve any problems. IMO
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We CAN do it here. There is still SOME hatred, there are still people who lynch Afro-Americans, there are still people who kill immigrants because they hate them so unbelievably much but these people are less than they were some decades ago.
If you'd asked white Americans what they thought of black Americans in 1960
and if you ask them now I think you'll notice a change towards the better.
You are right that as long as there are counter-attacks the conflict will not stop. But once one side reduces the attacks the other will too naturally.
If there is proper education children are not only brought up by their parents but by their teachers too and that could make (at least I pray it could) a difference.
I agree that you can't convince a fanatic but you CAN convince people before they become fanatic and this is what IMO has to be done to ensure lasting quell of terrorism/fanatism.
I agree however that a major problem is that in these countries killing has not been outlawed socially as it has been in our countries.
There has been a whole lot of terrorism in Europe of the 1920ies and it all changed for the worse when governments that resorted mainly to violence (namely Hitler in Germany, Dollfuss in Austria, franco in Spain, Mussolini in Italy, ...) took over. But with sensible governments who seek non-violent solutions terrorism will decrease IMO.