How long have terrorist been around for? Why do you think people started to think that killing is a way?

Question

to solve problems? Why are we not taught the history of the middle east in high school. I only ask because for the most part when I was in high school we were taught the history of Germany and world war 2. And American history. I KNOW The Holocaust was horrible, I am just curious to know why we weren't taught about the history of terrorist or some other interesting facts about world history. I don't even know the history of terrorist. It didn't seem like that many people even knew about terrorism before 9-11.

Now I am NOT sating that terroism is right at all, but do you think that maybe people started getting violent because they saw people in their own country getting treated bad and had to act out. But then they just got out of control? The movie Paradise now was a really good movie, I do recomend it

Answer 1

The USA commits more terrorism than anybody. We just call them gray or black ops.

Answer 2

Terrorists and terrorism has always been around. The main problem is that one person might see them as a terrorist and another person sees them as liberators. That is why it has taken so long for there to be an agreed upon definition of terrorism because it is all in the eye of the beholder. As far as why has it progressed to killing. It is the only thing that gets people's attention. These people feel that they have tried everything else, negotiations, rallies, propoganda, etc but nothing has worked. Frustration as increased to such as a level that they feel this is the only way to get their message out to the world and what better way to do it than to kill people. And the media soaks it up like a sponge, which is exactly what they want. So why wouldn't they just continue.

Answer 3

ROFL!!!! Can you say IMPERIALISM? Educate yourself and look at other sources of history. For example, did you know that all through WW2 the US did business with Nazi Germany? That's right, our soldiers were getting killed by artillary that was manufactured here in the US!!! They dont teach you THAT in high school do they? Also that the United States govt was very much aware of what was happening to the Jews in Europe and did nothing about it? Big bucks were made on that war, look at Dow Chemical and Ford Motor Company.

Terrorism is a desperate act by desperate people. Do you know what the note said that was written by the 'terrorists" who blew up the World Trade Center the first time said? "Please leave our country alone" HA! Does that sound like they are JEALOUS of our way of life like the govt tells us???

Educate yourself about what US corporations do in third world countries and the middle east. You'll definately get a different story than what the govt tells you. Try reading "Confessions of an Economic Hit man" by John Perkins "Against Empire" by Michael Parenti or "The people's history of the US 1492-present" Dont believe everything you hear on TV or what they teach in your school. It's OK to question, it's something that our Constitution allows us....for now. Remember, dissent is the highest form of patriotism, whatever the conservatives on here say.

Answer 4

Try Genesis, approximately 20,000 years ago, when Cain killed his brother Able.... That would be about the first written record of terrorism.... and the beat goes on.

Had they outlawed the personal ownership of rocks back then, we would be living in a total crime free utopia now...

Right?

Answer 5

as long as fear. people use what works. if we give into terror then they control us. it has nothing to do with religion. it has to do with more power.

Answer 6

that darn Genghis Khan started it all.

Answer 7

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