Page 38 - Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

understand, and then combat, their way of thinking, the way
they view life and other human beings and how they justify
their use of violence.
A terrorist believes that he can only succeed by using

violence. He wants people around to fear him, and cloaks
himself in pitilessness, ruthlessness and aggression to bring
that fear about. Anyone opposing his ideas is an enemy,
whom he regards as an object that needs to be eliminated. In
his article, "Terrorists View us as Targets, not as Humans,"
psychotherapist and Journal Sentinel writer Philip Chard
examines the terrorist mindset and how they justify violent

Terrorists believe
they can achieve
their aims only by
violence. Through
violence they
spread fear in
society, which they
hope to add to
their power.

36