(February 17, 2019 at 6:03 pm)Macoleco Wrote: For a long time, the head has represented control, main part of something, etc., and that without it, the rest cannot function.
So, this idea made me wonder, if terrorists want to create actual chaos, why do they limit themselves to the murdering of simple civilians? Why not go for the "head", meaning people with political power such as presidents, ministers, etc? By cutting the head off, you will actually create chaos in a country.
Kill a homeless, nobody cares. Kill the president, the country trembles.
Could it be then that terrorism is a business, and it lacks a real purpose?
Strikes on the civilian population are strikes on the soft underbelly of a society. It's just about defenseless, and that's the message. I did this to you today. I can do this to you tomorrow. I can do this to you over and over, and there's not much you can do about it. You have to negotiate with me, or I'm not going to stop. Assassinating a president or a general is a nice trophy, but its not really kicking a society where it hurts.
We do not inherit the world from our parents. We borrow it from our children.
