The Role Of Terrorism In The United States

Terrorism has become one of the most taboo words within society because of the history behind it. When an individual is asked to think of terrorism, the majority typically thinks of mass destruction and the colossal damage it can cause to a country; they imagine the hatred the attackers hold toward their targets and the likelihood that others with the same destructive power will harbor enough hatred to reach extreme point of terrorism. Terrorists are not simply feared because of the destruction they cause, but also for the passion they posses against an entire nation and their desire to damn them all. Terrorism has rocked many nations to their very core and has even dominated some with overwhelming forces. Terrorism is not the just brutal attacks

Appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and Occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S., or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.” Any type of coercion through the use of fear is considered an act of terrorism. Terrorism is both tactical and strategic, what drives the act differs greatly in individuals from religious reason, to political gains, or even from pure hatred for a society that outcasts them to extreme lengths; terrorism does not belong to one group of

The Muslim communities and Islamic religion have been scorned for any act of terrorism performed by an individual extremist that followed their religion as well, this is no different from having a traumatic experience with an aggressive dog and then continuing on to harbor hatred towards every dog you see then on. People have allowed themselves to define the many by the few, the same holds true for those whom blame any white individual for slavery and black oppression no matter the views that individuals may hold themselves. The ignorant media has fueled the idea of all people who practice Islam being terrorists because they cannot handle the reality that anyone of any religion, race, or nation, can be a terrorist. Those whom attack individuals whom openly practice Islam or Muslims because of this are terrorizing people themselves; if a Muslim individual has to fear for their well being and lives because of the acts of another they are under the facing acts of terrorism themselves by the so-called “victims.” The misconception that the Quran promotes violence has been able to fuel unsolicited hatred for years, but in actuality it values any human life, Muslim, or non-Muslim, “On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be