Long back I had read that the even though the terrorist dies, terrorism doesn't….only its face changes.
World over countries are eliminating key terrorists, but every new day we keep on hearing of fresh attacks, fresh terrorist groups, fresh names. Osama bin laden became an household name after 9/11 attacks. Now people in India talk of Kasab as the ultimate villain. He is the current face of terror. Once the case is over and he is hung(if ever) or a new person creates more havoc than what Kasab did(God forbid), we will have a new face of terror as Kasab.
Terrorism will never end, it will keep on changing its face, its reasons, its destination. Pakistan is today swallowing its own bitter pill it had created. The reason and destination was India, but today, due to pressure, when it is trying to eliminate it , it is facing terrorism in its own backyard.
What we need to realize is that it should never be started, whether for religious reasons, fanatical reasons, whatever. Today the face created by one party for a particular reason will be eliminated, but it will leave behind many faces, with reasons far different from the original one. And so the cycle will continue……..
Yes thats why they say to remove the problems from its roots. What we the society are doing is that we punish the guilty (which should also be done ) but forget to find the root cause of the guilt or the problem. We are equally responsible for creating it in one way or the other. We feel in a way proud when hindus go on the rampage & come out victorious or feel outraged when our community is attacked without knowing the reasons for it. Terrorism will neer end till anywhere in the world small communities or ppl feel threatened or attacked without reason.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the reasons things start are personal....but somewhere down the line, it becomes a social issue. Currently what we are reading about attacks on Indians by Australia....who know where and how it started...but it has taken a racist turn. Someone will then give it a political angle and fuel up the fire....and so a new story will start...
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