Terrorism and poverty harms democracy.

[JEB]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Terrorism-and-poverty-harm-by-Kamala-B-Sarup-Affect_Comment_Democracy_Democracy-History-160422-626.html

By Kamala B. Sarup

I cannot comment intelligently on specific countries because I do not know enough about them. I can only speak generally about poverty and terrorism. I can only say that violence, terrorism and poverty are against improving the economic conditions in many countries. The root causes of violence and terrorism is the result from poverty. Terrorism will only be effectively tackled when poverty is properly addressed. We have to start down the road towards economic improvement.
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In conclusion, poverty reduction is a moral duty of the well educated people too. Therefore, in order to effectively fight poverty, we must take the broadest possible approach. Poverty has a direct role in our instability. Poverty has damaged our confidence. Poverty is the major obstacle in the way of institutional development. The elimination of poverty is a big challenge to the future economic growth. Poverty also affects people's daily lives. We need to invest more in the basic needs of our people. There is no doubt that terrorism and poverty harms democracy.

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The short article deserves a thoughtful read. I would suggest that poverty is often a form of terrorism inflicted by elite powers, both nationalistic and corporate.

[2naSalit]

1. I tend to agree that

poverty is a form of terrorism.

[Igel]

2. However, examining the life histories of those that actually are terrorists

show that they're not typically impoverished.

In other words, the hypothesis that "terrorism is due to poverty" keeps getting falsified but never revised to account for unwanted data. The only acceptable data must fit the hypothesis.


Not everything that goes wrong and needs fixed is because of the One Thing That Matters. Sometimes there might even be a second thing that matters, just not with caps or crowns.