08-11-2005, 11:20 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Ashok Kumar+Aug 11 2005, 08:23 PM-->QUOTE(Ashok Kumar @ Aug 11 2005, 08:23 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Rajesh, Yes, Islamism is an ideology, but it thrives in a democratic and multicultural society because of legal infirmities in the system.
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If there is any distinction between definitions terrorism, (if there is not, let me make one <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> )- Rational and Irrational Terrorism.
Whether or not we agree with the above characterizations, suffice to say that the any politically motivated behavior and subsequent acts can be both rationally understandable and discernible (even if disapproved) so that it permits a calculated response and be amenable to some resolution via normal processes - law and order, etc etc. IOW, these can be (behaviors and causal factors for such acts) can be remedied or removed. Ok, if not removed, it can be controlled, atleast the negative aspects and the fall out can be contained.
Irrational terrorism (that is coupled and primarily motivated with Religion/Marxism), is more disturbing by its very nature, and because of the ramifications for governments and individuals alike. These people thrive on abusing these very systems, that people are proposing to use, to solve these problem... They abuse the ideas of - Human Rights, Democracy, Pluralism, Multiculturalism, Freedom of speech, religion, etc. etc.
How can old "law and order" work in dealing with Irrational people and irrational terrorism? Won't we need new "law & order" systems?
It is as useless as having discussions with Mullah to have him re-interpret Quran. I am still waiting to see how solved this problem either in theory or practice in the real world in the last 1400 years, since Islam came about. Theories are ok, but a little bit of "real world" realism won't hurt <!--emo&
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If there is any distinction between definitions terrorism, (if there is not, let me make one <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> )- Rational and Irrational Terrorism.
Whether or not we agree with the above characterizations, suffice to say that the any politically motivated behavior and subsequent acts can be both rationally understandable and discernible (even if disapproved) so that it permits a calculated response and be amenable to some resolution via normal processes - law and order, etc etc. IOW, these can be (behaviors and causal factors for such acts) can be remedied or removed. Ok, if not removed, it can be controlled, atleast the negative aspects and the fall out can be contained.
Irrational terrorism (that is coupled and primarily motivated with Religion/Marxism), is more disturbing by its very nature, and because of the ramifications for governments and individuals alike. These people thrive on abusing these very systems, that people are proposing to use, to solve these problem... They abuse the ideas of - Human Rights, Democracy, Pluralism, Multiculturalism, Freedom of speech, religion, etc. etc.
How can old "law and order" work in dealing with Irrational people and irrational terrorism? Won't we need new "law & order" systems?
It is as useless as having discussions with Mullah to have him re-interpret Quran. I am still waiting to see how solved this problem either in theory or practice in the real world in the last 1400 years, since Islam came about. Theories are ok, but a little bit of "real world" realism won't hurt <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->