So I just finished a documentary on Tibet, called "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" and I was touched by the Tibetan peoples commitment to non-violence, which got me thinking about the "War on Terror". If I understand correctly, part of Al-Qaeda's rhetoric is that the western world is bent on destroying Islam and trying to control the world. So what if the U.S. tried a non-violent approach to terrorism, focusing on increasing security rather than fighting the terrorists? I'm thinking that if the U.S. were a more peaceful nation, it could go a long way to discrediting the notion that the US is evil and wants to destroy Islam, and would probably decrease the terrorists' ability to get new recruits. But on the other hand, maybe such a passive approach would allow militant Islam to spread more rapidly. So what do you guys think?
Re: Some thoughts on the War on Terror
Originally Posted by Chuchip
So I just finished a documentary on Tibet, called "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" and I was touched by the Tibetan peoples commitment to non-violence, which got me thinking about the "War on Terror". If I understand correctly, part of Al-Qaeda's rhetoric is that the western world is bent on destroying Islam and trying to control the world. So what if the U.S. tried a non-violent approach to terrorism, focusing on increasing security rather than fighting the terrorists? I'm thinking that if the U.S. were a more peaceful nation, it could go a long way to discrediting the notion that the US is evil and wants to destroy Islam, and would probably decrease the terrorists' ability to get new recruits. But on the other hand, maybe such a passive approach would allow militant Islam to spread more rapidly. So what do you guys think?
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