Can Terrorism Ever Be Justified

Terrorism, as the western people know it, is a crime against humanity, a b

ad thing, and something that should never be forgiven, no matter the circumstances!

Terrorism, as we know it, is madness. Killing for no good reason (at least we think so), doing it again and again and again. Violence, terror.. all that non good stuff, which really isn’t needed anyways. It destroys families, rips apart fathers from their sons, and mothers from their daughters. It’s sheer violence against human rights, literally. Why you ask? Because the victims does not have any place to go, they are more or less trapped, like animals, and they can only wait for their death. You are either being cornered or hunted.

When talking about terrorism, there is no choice. It’s live or die. To live means to agree to their terms, for example ISIL’s, which is to eliminate a woman’s right. If ISIL could rule freely without restraints, there would be no freedom against women, they would not be educated, and would more or less be treated as tools. In a nutshell, ISIL does not stand for equality at all. If you were a woman, would you like to be treated like this? I definitely would not!

In the beginning of this essay, I wrote “as the western people know it” when I referred to terrorism. That’s because there are people with a different viewpoint than the majority, which of course would be the doers themselves. They don’t see it as wrong, neither is it “normal”. My guess is that they think of it as a necessity, just like how I find it necessary to discuss with someone when I think their viewpoint is out of place, or just totally wrong. Other people around me might think this is weird, and not understand why I would discuss something so trivial. But for ISIS, it’s not a small matter, their reputation, meaning and existence is at stake, and surely they are doing everything they can to “survive” in this world.

The act of terrorism can be summed up as: “Violence against human rights” Yes, they have their reasons, but the means they use are out of range of what is considered normal. ISIS vs the rest of the world are like to kids. Both of them want something, but when both of them get as the answer, one of them rages, and begins not only with screaming or crying, but beating, using a little bit of violence. ISIS is acts the same way. They want to make a fully Islamic State, with their own viewpoints, like a sect or cult. But the way they go on about it can not be tolerated. This is what we refer to as terrorism.