CC209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aum Shinrikyo, Car Bomb, Ramzi Yousef
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Chapter 10: tactics and targets of terrorism: terrorism is almost universally condemned morally, so an individual who chooses terrorism must become morally disengaged to justify his/her actions. Many may support the terrorist"s cause but disagree with the method. In practice, terror tactics are relatively easy to employ, they generate disproportionate publicity, and they highlight a government"s vulnerabilities and propensity to overreact: the purpose: terrorist objectives attain, typical objectives. Objectives are concrete steps taken to attain a goal, which is the ideal condition one hopes to. Wide exposure magnifies the victimization: creating a revolutionary environment raising revolutionary consciousness among a people may be more effectively accomplished through actions than through rhetoric. Politically apathetic people end their indifference and get them to act in supportive ways (e. g. , petitioning government for change). b. ) Attracting attention broad devastation is true propaganda by the deed. b. )
