PHILOS 2G03 Chapter Notes - Chapter Richardson: Moral Equivalence, Louise Richardson, Islamic Fundamentalism
29 Mar 2018
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Readings 18 louise richardson what is terrorism? . Terrorism does not just mean a radical islamic fundamentalist from the middle east, as largely depicted as today: the can be atheist europeans and even faithful" americans. All terrorists share on characteristic they are the weaker party in an asymmetrical conflict. Terrorism = the weapon of those who want to effect change quickly but lack the members to either prevail in a democracy or launch a viable military campaign. Terrorism has been practiced by all types of groups: christianism, jews, muslims, It has taken place in rich countries and poor. Two key variables for understanding all terrorist groups are the nature of the goals they seek and their relationship to the community they claim to represent. The goals of all terrorist groups falls into one of two categories: (1) temporal or (2) transformational. Transformational goal: it is not subject to negotiation and its satisfaction requires the complete destruction of the state system.
