Monday, July 20, 2009 - 6:43 AM
Terrorism- An Unfotunate resurgence
Last weekend, two prominent hotels in Jakarta were bombed by terrorists. Casulties were immense. The pungent smell of death and blood was thick. It was very likely that the terrorist attacks were targeted were aimed at the Caucasions, because the bomb went off where a large group of powerful Caucasion executives were lunching. There has been many speculations over the reasons for the bombings. Experts believe that it may be due to the outcome of the recent presidential elections. The JI had been blamed for this terrible incident. I cannot help but think back to a few years ago, when one of the two hotels invovled was destroyed by a car bomb. The thing is, the government blamed the JI too. I am not standing up for the JI and I will never stand by their agendas. It's just that I thought that after the Mumbai attacks last November, they would have stepped up their precautions against terrorism. I hope that this would serve as an urgent wake-up call for the countries. This is not an individual responsibility, though. We, the citizens of a country, are responsible for our well-being. We cannot rely totally on a government... based on past events.
Many people say it's because of religon. Blinded devotion to a higher power. I personally feel that although religon is splendid in a sense that it gives people a motivation in life, those who don the unforgivable mask of a terrosist seem to claim religon as their driving force. I mean religon is OK and all but crossing between devotion and blind devotion is just senseless. No offence, but I am a free-thinker and do not understand the whole concept of the christians, muslims, catholics and the rest of them. People think, don't they? I can hardly bring myself to believe that anyone who devotes themself to religon lack the primary instinct to think for themselves. Terrorist who use religon as a reason for their actions are insulting the term "religon".
Terrorism often reveals itself suddenly and in an unexpected manner. It is impossible for us to stop every suicidal maniac or clear off every unidentified object. It is possible, however, for us to be on the alert every moment and keep an eye on our surroundings. "Be vigilant. Stay resilient." Out of Singapore's numeous cheesy quotes, I think that this one is quite sensible.
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