Tackling violent extremism
Government policies can sometimes make people feel like politicians have not observed reality enough. Given that politicians often believe that the sole purpose of a state is to preserve its own existence, this is not surprising. That a state is long lasting should be a result of its fine qualities, and not the other way around. Articles like this one only reinforce the evidence that they don’t look to the root cause of problems when trying to overcome them. I DO NOT condone suicide bombing; it was not the way of any of the prophets of any of the Abrahamic faiths, and is certainly not permitted in Islam. However, the reason that the disenfranchised always give is that the destruction they cause is a reaction to the foreign policies. Again, I am against these ill visioned jihadist sentiments. The trouble is, that they state the root cause for their actions, so surely the government should consider it, instead of trying to use some kind of poorly applied treatment.
Nevertheless the government’s counterterrorism experts acknowledge that real or perceived grievances about official policy, particularly foreign policy, discrimination or racism, and counterterrorism measures themselves, can also contribute.
“…can also contribute.” ? Its the sole reason they do it! It is a pity that fellow Muslims submit to this method of effecting change, especially as it wasn’t the example given to us by our beloved Prophets. I believe the most lasting changes in society are brought through sound reasoning, clear understanding and mutual respect. After all, the values that we all subscribe to are roughly the same. They just have a different origin.
It reminds me a little of a joke I read about some famous communists;
*My apologies if I have offended any communist readers, I will promptly pull this page down if its deemed offensive.