Is something wrong when a culture/ governments condones suicide bombings?

Question

Does anyone think this is normal and why don't the governments in the Middle East say something.

Answer 1

For the same reason the state and federal governments let the lynching and bombing of blacks go on for so long in the USA. They agree with the practice.
When the settlers were preforming genocide against the native Americans. The American government did nothing because they agreed with the practice.

Answer 2

Many cultures have condoned martyrdom in a variety of guises. The Japanese used 'kamakatze' attacks towards the end of WWII. The Catholic Church has a long history of revering martyrs - though, many of them died meekly rather than violently. Earlier this year, a Holywood film glorifying martyrdom in western civilization - '300' - was a huge hit.

The current Islamist use of the ideal of martyrdom to encourage young men to commit mass murder is possibly the most extreme and morally questionable example of martyrdom in history, though.

Answer 3

We are all members of the 9/11 generation.

The defining challenges of the twentieth century ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Full recognition of the first great challenge of the twenty-first century came with the attacks of September 11, 2001, even though Islamist terrorists had begun their assault on world order decades before. Confronted with an act of war on American soil, our old assumptions about conflict between nation-states fell away. Civilization itself, and the international system, had come under attack by a ruthless and radical Islamist enemy.

America and its allies have made progress since that terrible day. We have responded forcefully to the Terrorists' War on Us, abandoning a decadelong -- and counterproductive -- strategy of defensive reaction in favor of a vigorous offense. And we have set in motion changes to the international system that promise a safer and better world for generations to come.

But this war will be long, and we are still in its early stages. Much like at the beginning of the Cold War, we are at the dawn of a new era in global affairs, when old ideas have to be rethought and new ideas have to be devised to meet new challenges.

The next U.S. president will face three key foreign policy challenges. First and foremost will be to set a course for victory in the terrorists' war on global order. The second will be to strengthen the international system that the terrorists seek to destroy. The third will be to extend the benefits of the international system in an ever-widening arc of security and stability across the globe. The most effective means for achieving these goals are building a stronger defense, developing a determined diplomacy, and expanding our economic and cultural influence. Using all three, the next president can build the foundations of a lasting, realistic peace.

Answer 4

How about the unlawful overthrow of a sovereign regime for no reason? Does that seem normal to you?

Answer 5

Of course something is wrong but to them it is the right thing to do. I just don't understand it.

Answer 6

Maybe. Why are you picking on the Japanese Kamikazi pilots of WWII?

Answer 7

Are Islamic Arabs SICK? Yes. They think by destroying "the chosen people", Israel, they will by default become "the chosen people". All this started over a plate of beans- kind of like the Hatfields and McCoys.
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Answer 8

occult religion

Answer 9

It's called "Islam". We're eradicating it as fast as we can.