PHILOS 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Moral Equivalence
31 Mar 2018
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The need to be heard: they have grievances and want them to be recognized. Sense of betrayal: both this emotion and anger are connected to tribal revenge. Victims of violent abuse: a response to victimhood: this reason is presupposed in the former emotions, terrorism becomes a form of victim-revenge. True revolutionaries do not assassinate" marx revolutionary ideology has disappeared with the affects of globalization and increased violence brutality. Grievances: may be the same grievances that led to revolution but the type of violence used and victims choose are what makes them differ. The three major events having impacts on terrorism: The effects of these have been devastating. Each of these events have mobilized a new generation of terrorism. Radicalization" = a social phenomenon (one is not radicalized" by themselves usually: rarely happens that strangers recruit alone. New beliefs reinforced powerfully among friends and social groups transcendent beliefs / spirituality that are shared among people increases the willingness to terrorize people.
