Monday, November 29, 2004
Commentator justified terrorism
I listened to Doctoral student Irena Aervitz's discussion of terrorism this morning on the way to work. I continue to be amazed at the lengths that people will go justify both sides of the war on terror to have equal footing. "One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter". Equating killing innocents in a terrorist attack to collateral damage by strikes on safe houses or weapons caches. How demeaning to those who are fighting to prevent the greater good from prevailing.
I fail to see how the murder of thousands of civilians in the attacks of 9/11 could in any way be compared to secondary explosions in a terrorist enclave that kills an innocent in a house next door. How does Ms. Aervitz explain the kidnapping, bobytrapping and then slaughter of hundreds of school children by there supposed "freedom fighters"? I fail to see how any clear thinking person, particularly one with substantial formal education, could reach the conclusions that Ms. Irvich did.
WMUB continues to go down this path time and again for whatever reason I cannot fathom. I recall a political science prof. on the station within a day after the 9/11 attacks trying to justify what the terrorists were doing based upon what the US had done historically.
Broad discussion of the issues should be had. Trying to understand the other side should be undertaken as well. But it stops in my mind when the fundamental morality of actions are not considered.
--Fred Sharp
I fail to see how the murder of thousands of civilians in the attacks of 9/11 could in any way be compared to secondary explosions in a terrorist enclave that kills an innocent in a house next door. How does Ms. Aervitz explain the kidnapping, bobytrapping and then slaughter of hundreds of school children by there supposed "freedom fighters"? I fail to see how any clear thinking person, particularly one with substantial formal education, could reach the conclusions that Ms. Irvich did.
WMUB continues to go down this path time and again for whatever reason I cannot fathom. I recall a political science prof. on the station within a day after the 9/11 attacks trying to justify what the terrorists were doing based upon what the US had done historically.
Broad discussion of the issues should be had. Trying to understand the other side should be undertaken as well. But it stops in my mind when the fundamental morality of actions are not considered.
--Fred Sharp
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