I agree, there's a lot in what you say ^^ slowpoke! :thumbup:
I just wonder if we are treating all these 'terrorist attacks' in the right way?!? After all, at their most basic level, these attacks are aimed at spreading fear & discord amongst the general populace of those countries that don't adhere to their radical views & showing their own followers what they've achieved & gaining 'noteriety' for the gullible perps who are often conned into doing this sort of stuff by their enablng support organisation; very likely even trying to make everyone scared of ALL followers of everyone in their particular creed, regadless of whether they are the radicalised nutters or the fair minded peace loving 'true believers'.... thereby creating greater opportunity for unjustified 'retaliation' against those NOT involved, radicalising them & next generation & continuing the the 'war' ad infinitum, especially between the most fanatical & rabid of all sides! The way the 'news' of anything vaguely hinting at 'terror' is currently sensationalised & blown up by the media to appease the blood-thirsty & morbid viewing public seems to me to be playing right into the plans of the low-life perpetrators & their manipulative enablers. :sour:
Maybe we (the Western World in general) would do a lot more to stop &/or negate the effect of these attacks if all our media downplayed any attacks rather than going all out to make it appear to be a terrifying & horrific attack on our civilisation & way of life... Not that it isn't terrifying, horrific, & awful, particularly for those targetted, but if the media simply reported the bald facts with NO sensationalisation or reference to the alleged perpetrators or any organisation claiming responsbility, it would have waaay less impact or success from the perps point of view! Maybe just broadcasting something like 'a van ran down x people on London Bridge today before 5 offenders left the vehicle, stabbing y others before being apprehended' (or replace 'apprehended' with 'eliminated' or even 'removed') and then the media left it at that, would go a long way towards removing ALL the sensationalisation & speculation out if it so the low-lives get NO or at least extremely little of the desired sensationalist scaremongering or spreading the fear of 'terror ' - wouldn't that be a lot smarter on our behalf??.... :dontknow:
Cut off entirely their access to our media & the ready national & international dissemination of horrific & sensationalised broadcasts & you cut off their main source of 'power' or influence on the rest of the world, including the less radical members of their own sects.... & in the meantime we should make sure that any response against the perpetrators is very specific, swift, overwhelming, and final for the offenders & their enablers; but once again, there should be no fanfare - just 'Joe Nutter, who was involved with Friday's incident on London Bridge, is no longer contributing anything to society!' :shocked:
Doing things this way would very likely swiftly stop the scaremongering & pull the teeth on 'terror attacks', as well as avoid further radicalisation of the less rabid &/or next generation, limit recruitment of new followers from anywhere/any sect, and provide a significant deterrent against similar actions by future offenders! If there's little or NO coverage & sensationalism, there's No glory to be gained, No scaring of the innocent (on either side) or the public if you prefer, & quite simply, clearly shows there is NO future in terror attacks! :thumbup:
Just sayin'! :dontknow: