Saigon
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I like to offer my point on this subject Saigon, and hope no one with take it as an excuse for terrorists.
Terrorism derives from feeling of desperation. I compare it to an individual, say a man/father who has given up any hope of reconciliation/settlement/custody by the system and goes on to do something very stupid (resorting to kidnapping/arson/murder)
Again, I am trying to share my understanding and this is no way is meant to condone a cowardly and inhumane act, but just as those who "honor" kill the ones they're supposed to love, brainwashed to think that's the only way of preserving respect, terrorists are taught to believe what they are or will be doing is for the good of the family/tribe/society therefore the right thing to do.
Just my two cents.
I think that is a good point, and one I agree with - and I don't support terrorism either!!
But I do think that to try and stop terror, we also need to try to understand why people become terrorists in the first place, just as a detective might try to think his way through the criminals view of a crime he is investigating.
I also see depseration there...and as I mentioned earlier, I think that comes with poverty.