Discrimination in the War on Terrorism [Final]

“When Bush discusses being a Christian then drops a bomb on Iraq that kills thousands of Iraqi civilians is it fair for some to lump all Christians in with Bush?“ (Loves Bloc Party. 01 Jul 2007)

Most common definitions of terrorism include only those acts which are intended to create fear (terror) and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians). The word "terrorism" was first used in reference to the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Terrorism has been a major of chaos globally for decades already. There are a lot of causes of terrorism like; the MAFIA, suicide bombing, “world domination”, racism, etc.

Terrorism is a criminal act that influences an audience beyond the immediate victim. The strategy of terrorists is to commit acts of violence that draws the attention of the local populace, the government, and the world to their cause. The terrorists plan their attack to obtain the greatest publicity, choosing targets that symbolize what they oppose. The effectiveness of the terrorist act lies not in the act itself, but in the public’s or government’s reaction to the act. For example, in 1972 at the Munich Olympics, the Black September Organization killed 11 Israelis. The Israelis were the immediate victims. But the true target was the estimated 1 billion people watching the televised event.

Specifically, I want to focus on discrimination. Have you ever considered that maybe; several causes of terrorism are due to discrimination? We may say that most Muslims in the world are being discriminated due to terrorist attacks such as the 9/11, but are we sure that they are the ones behind such attacks? Many Muslim children and elders are being abused in the US because most Americans end up having the conclusion that all Muslims are enemies. The Muslim children are being harassed at school and some of the elderly are being run down by a car at the parking lot even though these people are innocent. If these stupid conclusion-makers just look at themselves in the mirror, they might even consider themselves terrorists. Then the effects of these events end up making the Muslims actually real rebels. If these events keep on going, will be there an end to terrorism?

Another example of this terrorism in discrimination is Adolph Hitler. Adolph Hitler gained the trust of the German people and made them feel safe. He was also able to manipulate their thoughts, and to brainwash them into thinking that they were of a superior race. He persuaded the Germans to join him in blaming the Jews for all of their countries problems. The result of this was devastating. Millions of innocent Jewish lives were lost. Outside of the blatant massacre of the Jewish population was the mistreatment they endured prior to their death. Now, do you still think that discrimination is just a simple racial problem?

There have been a lot of movements, laws and policies that was done in order to diminish discrimination. One anti-discriminatory movement or policy is the Civil Rights.
Laws guaranteeing civil rights may be written down, or derived from custom, or implied. In the United States and most continental European countries, civil rights laws are most often written. Examples of civil rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured by another, the right to privacy, the right of peaceful protest, the right to a fair investigation and trial if suspected of a crime, and more generally-based constitutional rights such as the right to vote, the right to personal freedom, the right to freedom of movement and the right of equal protection. As civilizations emerged and formalized through written constitutions, some of the more important civil rights were granted to citizens. When those grants were later found inadequate, civil rights movements emerged as the vehicle for claiming more equal protection for all citizens and advocating new laws to restrict the effects of discrimination.

Then there are also a lot of anti-discriminatory acts and laws which were made. Anti-discrimination law refers to the law on people's right to be treated equally. Most developed countries mandate that in employment, in consumer transactions and in political participation people may be dealt with on an equal basis regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality and sometimes religion and political views.

I just can’t understand why there are so many actions that have been made but it seems that discrimination is so inevitable. My opinion is; it is because these acts and laws just end up (and still continuing) on discriminating the others. Then when some people get cracked-up and find that there is just no end to it, they end up by having the idea of just wiping off their enemies, thinking that they can be superior in this way. That’s how most terrorism ends up.

“After everything that has happened it is clear that violence, discrimination, hatred and nastiness isn’t the way to a peaceful world, but rather tolerance, acceptance and using intelligence is the better way to go. My faith in the human race will not be destroyed by a few. “ (Loves Bloc Party. 01 Jul 2007)

My suggestion is; let’s first put an effort to ourselves before we look at the other people. Let’s take a look of ourselves in the mirror. Think of what you see. You see a single human being that is no different from any other human being in the world. Then why hate them? Can’t you just love them as much as how you love yourself? If you put yourself in the shoes others who are being discriminated, can you bear it in your whole life? Sure, maybe they’ve done a lot of stupid and bad things in their life, but can’t at least you forgive them? Is death really the real solution? I don’t think that feeling superior to others really doesn’t make you anything near being a god.

I’ve met a lot of people from all over the world, and I really mean it literally. I’ve been with them and we’ve shared our thoughts about the different nationalities of the world to each other. I can really say that there is a world of peace out there if we just consider ourselves in the same genre. Some said that; “the blacks are “low-profiled” people and must be separated from us”. I won’t say from which country that person is but, I really think that it was a total nonsense. What’s the point on discriminating others? Yes, we can see the difference; white and black, blonde and dark, Christians and Muslims, and it just keeps on going. Can’t you just accept that they are also been made by the same powerful hands as the ones who made you? No matter how they are or how they live their life, they are still no different from you.