So a question is terrorism and fear a state of mind, well lets explore it, to a degree they can be, Before the 911, Bin Laden and his cronies were just a bunch of fanatics who were armed to the teeth by the CIA in the 80's to crush communism in Afganistan, A country that cant really be tamed, well civilisations have tried for many years. They are very manipulative people, who brainwash people in to doing their deeds. No you would not find Bin Laden straping a bomb to himself, no he persuades other people to.
A similar atrocitiy was committed in London in 2005, where nearly 70 people lost their lives, The men who did the deeds were educated men, So what went wrong, well they were going along to meetings and getting further sucked into the thinking of a cleric, who in his mind was still fighting a war that ceased many many years ago. The men were fed a very distorted ideaology, and persuaded to take action.
Now many years ago I was on a job waiting out side a school and I noticed a couple of guys standing outside recruiting young kids, now nothing wrong with people finding religion, but introduce people in the right way, let them take the path for them. All religions are guilty of forcing their ideals on others. The trouble is because of certain fanatics all people who share a particular faith are tarred with the same brush.
This is a very small planet we all live on, we have to share the space, and yes, each and every individual who share the space are unique, have their own ideas and share ideas with others. There is no true supreme race or person, we all chose differant paths, and yes there is going to be conflict of interests.
Now, several years ago, I was engaged in a interesting conversation with a muslim man, it was over a book he was reading linking science to religion, I came away from that conversation enlightened. We can learn from each other rather than bicker over a bit of desert in the middle east.
However, the fanatics use terrorism to spread fear, in the hope that people will ditch their ideals and follow this distorted ideas. The media use fear too, and unfortunately, people listen to this, and things get stupid. People become suspicious of other people, before you know it certain freedoms are removed, people engaged in activities become targets for harrasment in the name of anti terrorism laws. The people preaching the hatred just sit back while their brainwashed foot solders go out and do the deeds, and become martyrs to the cause.
We all have choices in life, and we all go down a certain path, their is no right or wrong way to live your life, but there are right and wrong choices, to guide us to the correct path for us. It is a case of living life for us, and not for someone else or a distorted idea. I am going to leave you on that one. Yes I do alot of thinking, and maybe I am wrong in some ways, but I am finding my way through life, it is my journey if you like. anyway TTFN
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