There are some things that sometimes make the implementation of democracy in a country can not be run with good. Like I often to see, not infrequently, some citizens abusing the interests of democracy for their own interests, such as being too free and do not obey the rules because they do not run a democracy well and do not pay attention to the limits in democracy. Then, in this era there arose a notion which then supports the operations of a democracy to be very constrained. Fundamentalism that was originally at designated for religious circles is then developed into an understanding that opposes the existence of many religions in the world. This can be very influential on democracy in a country. Fundamentalism itself has a very strong influence …show more content…
Examples of forms of understanding themselves as terrorism that always has related with fundamentalism. I will take an example, as a crime of terrorism committed by Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is one of the radical movement that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula which then spread to Afghanistan, Iraq, and then to Yemen with its main propagandist, Osama bin Laden. This radical movement has been running quite long time.They tend to take advantage of the ongoing conflict. Al-Qaeda wants the country they built themselves, which is an Islamic state with a mission to destroy the United States along with their religion and become involved in the rejection to the western culture which according to them is something that deviates from their religion, Islam. But, in running these plans, I saw a group of Al-Qaeda uses the wrong way, that is by always using violence in carrying out the action to get what they want with the intolerance that is not rarely seen in its movement. Actually intolerance can not be woken up by itself, but the form of the human conscious attitude of intolerance became increasingly strong and in certain conditions formulate into fundamentalism when finding other supporting factors. This is what makes this movement categorized into international terrorist movement by the United States and even by the United Nations (UN). One of the major events that have occurred in America is the destruction of the World …show more content…
This has become a very serious problem for the survival of the Muslims in the United States. In addition, sometimes the Muslims living in the United States should not getting treatment they receive. Can be seen here how the influence of a fundamentalist understanding that later could threaten the survival of many people who do not guilty . Frequently it also could lead to psychological disorders due to circumstances which continually unchanged. From these events, the Muslims can not really use the democratic rights well as in each case they feel very constrained by people who think that Muslims are dangerous. Arguably, they are victims of political interests that should not involve them in it. Because, with this fundamentalism appearing, will possibly lead to conflicts which could then lead to war and casualties that are innocent. Supposedly, this is not the case. However, in the course of a democracy, it would appear the dilemmas that make the running of democracy itself becomes obstructed. For example, the government insisted to prohibit and eliminate the presence of fundamentalist movements themselves, this can be interpreted has closed the chance of a group to express its wishes. On the other hand, if the concerned groups using violence and not be prevented or stopped, it would also make civilians feel disturbed and democratic rights
The Golden Rule? In response to recent belief-based terrorism, the conservative Southern States finally removed Confederate flags, that symbolize white supremacy, slavery and seceding from the United States. A white man acted on his Confederate beliefs and shot and killed 9 African Americans in a Bible study. Other supporters of the Confederate flag burned a half-dozen African American churches.
Do you agree with the notion that the United States Government has seriously discriminated against Muslims in post 9/11 era? In this paper I will argue whether the United States Government has seriously discriminated against Muslims in post 9/11 era or not. On this topic, I chose to agree with the notion that yes, Muslims have been discriminated against by the United States Government especially after the events of 9/11. First, I will argue that the United States Government has implemented procedures and regulations against Muslims that violate constitutional law in response to the events of 9/11.
They believe their life is nothing more than a vessel for Allah, “that Allah guides and rewards those who sacrifice themselves for a noble and holy cause” (Gunaratna 10), with a noble and holy cause being a direct attack on those who oppose or threaten their lifestyle. Their hatred of the United States is directly linked to the threatening nature of the U.S. in their home country, feeling as if their culture and ideals are not allowed on their land. This hatred is what caused organizations like Al Qaeda and the Taliban to be created and is the primary reason for the 9/11 disaster and other similar attacks. With such a massive threat posed to the West, it comes as no surprise that the U.S. planned and executed Operation Neptune Spear, the assassination of Osama Bin
What is fundamentalism? Essentially, it is an adherence to the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to life and teaching. In his book, Fundamentalism and American Culture, George M. Marsden attacks the daunting question of “How has the fundamentalist movement managed to resist the pressures of the scientific community and the draw of modern popular culture to hold on to their ultra-conservative Christian views?” Not only does this History textbook answer that pressing question, but it also tells the incredible, encouraging tale of how Christian principles CAN survive in a godless world. From the first chapter, Marsden notes fundamentalism’s steady march through American history.
Al Qaeda had many goals which they desired to achieve which included getting Americans and Western influence out of Muslim countries(38).
After 911, muslims have become a target for racial violence and religious discrimination and if the government
Religious extremism continues to be a reason for problems today. Religious extremism has led to Christian persecution in the Roman Empire, violence against the Sikhs in the Mughal Empire, and the violence against Muslims in Myanmar. Christian persecution in the Roman Empire is an example of the effects that religious extremism
One of the main reasons why America was established is the pursuit of religious freedom, as every American citizen is given the freedom to practice any or no religion and the right to freedom of speech and expression. Although the pursuit of religious freedom is still true today, discrimination continues in American society. After terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, discrimination against Muslims religion have increased, which illustrates an incompatibility of multiple cultures and religions in the United
“Just as you are on average better than others, so is your group–just as others are worse, so are out-groups. Such groups, in and out, are pathetically easy to form. You need not stoke Sunni or Catholic fundamentalism to get people to feel the right way; just make some wear blue shirts and others red and within a half-hour you will induce in-group and out-group feelings based on shirt color.” Robert Trivers, The Folly of Fools (The Evolutionary logic of
Terroism in America According to Merriam Webster, a Terroist is a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims, and a Muslim is a follower of the religion Islam. Terroism raises many questions, however the real question is what and who do you, as an American consider a terroist? Someone who wears a hijab? Someone who looks Middle-Eastern like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston marathon bomber?
The most fundamental aspect within a democracy is that ruling is done by the people. Without this, a society could never function as a democracy; it would be one only in name. In the first forms of democracy, this meant that every single citizen was responsible for participating in the decisions that the state made. As society progressed, however, this responsibility was handed off, with representatives being elected by the citizens in order to make the decisions for them, in their interests, thus creating the modern representative democracy. It is important to question whether this has resulted in the people being uninformed and uninterested in politics, and whether it is necessary to have the people stay involved in this process.
"If Muslims get less happy with their place in the world, more resentful of their treatment by the West, support for radical Islam will grow, so things will get worse for the West," wrote Sewall Wright in his book Evolution. In my opinion, this shows a how grouping people into classes can make many very unhappy, causing them to go to extremes to find a way out. These people are put into classes based on their religion, even though everyone deserves to practice their beliefs
Was there a strong fundamentalist presence in the country? Saddam Hussein did not want fundamentalism to spread throughout his country. There was not a strong fundamentalist presence in the country because Saddam Hussein would put an end to it very quickly. Is there a religious divide/struggle,
The Islamic State progresses, through the 8 Stages of Genocide, including classification, symbolization, organization, dehumanization, preparation, polarization, extermination, and denial (Stanton, The 8 Stages of Genocide, 1998). They classified themselves and their targets by religion; putting them into “us” and “them” categories. Islamic believers being the “us” and the remaining faiths (i.e.: Christian, Sunni Muslim, etc.) being “them”. They paraded around a black flag with white Arabic scripture: “There is no god by Allah.