Blindness

Blindness

Terrorism is not new to us, isn't it? But why does it exist? 

"It exists because of hatred and greed. The people involved cannot begin to be tolerant of others who are different. The hatred is usually so ingrained, that this is all these people know. Greed also plays a big part because some people will do anything for money. Terrorism is a big business."(Helium.net)

Jemaah Islamiah (JI) has been one of the most pervasive and dangerous terrorist groups in the world that was founded in January 1, 1993, by JI leaders, Abu Bakar Bashir and Abdullah Sungkar.  Almost all countries in the world were afraid of their existence because of the most catastrophic violence that their ally (Al-Queda) did which was highlighted in the history of America – Twin Tower bombing in New York City. Because of this, the United States of America led- war on terror. Up to now, both forces were still fighting for revenge (U.S.A) and for their rights (Al-Queda). Philippines, as one of the associates of United States of America, entered the scenario. How and why? Well, because unbelievably, Jemaah Islamiah was allegedly seen in the southern part of the Philippines where Abu Sayyaf resides. As a result, the country suffered from negative effects and feedbacks. Many foreign countries implicitly banned Philippines for tourism and many Filipinos are threatened because who knows where the bombs will explode next. We, as concerned Filipino citizens hope that the war between Muslims and Americans will only exist between them, that they will not involve innocent countries. We hope that their war will end because all of us were just humans and with every bullet that they shoot, it destroys not only the person shot but also his/her family. We do not believe for one second that there was any reason that a terrorist, or collaborator of a terrorist organization, has any rights. When one lives their life only to hurt innocent people, then they should be prepared to hurt as well. Learn how to forgive to acquire peace in their living. At the end of the day, they will just realize that all of the things that they were doing were nonsense – waste of time and money.

There were so many techniques lined up to revenge but not terrorism. Do not aim to be a monster just to gain vengeance. The problem here is that the goal is conflated with the method. Just because the goal is admirable, and one side may feel dwarfed by the other, there is still no justification for targeting civilians. War is NOT fair, and sometimes even the good guys are outnumbered by the bad guys. However, no matter how good your cause is, you become evil when you use evil methods to achieve your goal.

Terrorism is always fueled by inhumanity. It is a tragic mixture of hate and politics, but always hate. The first step in the walk of every terrorist is to learn how to hate so thoroughly that you are blind to everything else, including your own blindness.