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Quote by: G. Adams In this case, it is actually the lack of the mention of Islam, in relation to the subsequent topic, that intertwines Islam and terrorism. Let me explain...
You have the title "Know the roots of terrorist ideologies", and then in your post have a link to info on Wahhabi. Poor grammar aside, the title suggests your actually going to have the roots of terrorist ideologies, yet all your link gives us is the roots of Islamic militancy. There's nothing about, say, communist and fascist terrorists in Italy (both of whom were, at one time or another, sponsered by the Italian government), Maoist terrorism across East Asia, the ANC in South Africa etc.
But no, your title, in reference to your post, makes the poor assumption that the root of terrorist ideology is Wahabbism, which certainly isn't the case. It tells me your making a subconscious exclusive link between this "branch" of Islam and terrorism.
Additionally, there is no such thing as a terrorist ideology, which suggests some kind of ideology linking all terrorists. |
Well, you certainly loaded up my post. But, let's say I accept that you are in some way right about my lack of clarity. Really, this ain't a paper that is looking for peer review or publication. I'm throwing out some information on an internet formum for god's sake. And there was, on my part, no subconcious connection between Islam, in any of it's manifestations, and terrorism. I, quite consciously, connect terrorism with two main problems. 1) Unnecessary and heavy-handed oppression of political opposition. 2) Frustrated and deadly over-reaction to said oppression. This is, of course, a very simplified reduction of the problem, that does not approach the varriation and complexities involved in the issue. But, you will notice, it has nothing to do with Islam or any other religion. Those affiliations are incidental, not determinative.
Did you actually READ the information at the link, by the way. I know the word Wahhabi was in the text of the link, but it does say, in the written portion, that it is a MYTH that Wahhabism can be linked with terrorism. It points a finger at the opinions of one man who was not a trained Islamic scholar but rather, a literary critic, who developed the ideas behind these specific terrorist ideas. A man who was in a political group that was 1) brutally suppressed by Nasar in Egypt. He then developed a 2) frustrated and violently reactionary answer to this situation. Others have since adopted and adapted his ideals, that at their base are rooted in 1) and 2). So, I would ask you to reconsider you critisism. I may have made the mistake of believing it was unnecessary to spoon feed people the point of my posting, but I did not make the mistake you accuse me of making.