Terrorism

[mirth]

Don't think we've really talked about it quite so directly, but it seems to me that Terrorism is deeply rooted in sociological and psychological issues, more so than economic or even religious situations.

Do you think it then becomes a problem for psychologists or sociologists to solve, in some sort, or is it unsolvable? Brute force doesn't really work, at least not for long, but knowledge might have a chance.

So, despite it's complexities, how do we significantly lower the instances of terrorists cells and activities? With the way Europe attacks seem to be on the rise, and likely in America and the rest of the world too, it seems like a critical topic.

[Infinite Ego]

It is an 'overdetermined' problem.

I wrote a book on terrorism a few years back to go with another little book on war. check it out

[mirth]

I had to look up "overdetermined", but I suspect that is true. But does that mean it can't be solved, or has to be solved on all fronts? I should check out your book.

[Infinite Ego]

it can be solved but usually 'solutions' are really just adding to the problem. Basically, in a world where 1-10% of the population lives off the backs of the other 90% you're going to have real problems on your hands.

[asb]

Exactly. And in the "first world" the words of Peter Gibbons come to mind: "People weren't meant to sit in cubicles eight hours a day, people weren't meant to live like this."

[mirth]

So true.