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Terrorism is ineffective when ignored. OTOH, when in response, governments spend trillions invading other countries, killing 10's of thousands of innocent civi
by StillBored 11y ago
Terrorism is ineffective when ignored.
OTOH, when in response, governments spend trillions invading other countries, killing 10's of thousands of innocent civilians, spending 100's of billions spying on its own citizens, and passing totalitarian laws to peek into the most private of peoples possessions, and bodies, then yes, terrorism is effective.
- AnthonyMouse 11y agoYou're assuming that what the terrorists want is to e.g. have the US invade Iraq. You're assuming the terrorists want anything in particular, instead of being irrational criminally insane crackpots. Unless by "the terrorists" you mean the people who make money when governments and people overreact to terrorism. For them it seems quite effective. But presumably they aren't the ones actually carrying out the attacks, they're just the ones exploiting the loss of human life to gain filthy lucre.