Terrorism might have many different motives and goals, which usually cause negative outcomes but allow them to fight for their rights. In the case of Far-right terrorism, the terrorism is usually represented as shooting and aimed at coping with the problems of racism and fascism (Klein et al., 2017). The grievances of discriminated people build objectives and goals that can be achieved only through terroristic acts.
Ethno-nationalist terrorism is a common type of illegal activity which are similar to the Far-right movement. However, according to Bonikowski (2017), this form of terrorism is based on conflicts made of problems in recognition of natural human rights and national regulations. The most common examples of terroristic acts raised from the social changes are Brexit and Trump’s campaign. Schertzer & Woods (2021) stated that in Trump’s campaign, races were discriminated, and wealthy white citizens could get more rights from the nation. People’s grievances have increased, and more terroristic actions have occurred in the United States.
Every religion states specific rules which might diverge from the national regulations, and based on differences, and religious terrorism stays spread around the world. Killing and pursuit are the most common acts of this terrorism (Dawson, 2018). Yonah (2021) has shown religious terrorism in Palestine when a different wearing of hijab can provoke the shooting. The harshness of rules depends on the country, and the type of religion and citizens’ grievances are rarely considered.
All these terrorists go against civilians’ will, and their opinions and complaints cannot decrease the effect of the problem. I build my understanding of terrorism by learning about different types of violence and evaluating the most common causes. In general, I believe that terrorism is violence that is not supported by laws but cannot be easily decreased by authorities due to strong protests from citizens.
References
Bonikowski, B. (2017). Ethno-nationalist populism and the mobilization of collective resentment. The British Journal of Sociology, 68(S1), S181-S213. Web.
Dawson, L. L. (2018). Challenging the curious erasure of religion from the study of religious terrorism. Numen. Web.
Klein, B. R., Gruenewald, J., & Smith, B. L. (2017). Opportunity, group structure, temporal patterns, and successful outcomes of Far-right terrorism incidents in the United States. Crime & Delinquency, 63(10). Web.
Schertzer, R., & Woods, E. (2021). Nationalism: The ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 44(7). 1154-1173. Web.
Yonah, A. (2021). Palestinian religious terrorism: Hamas and Islamic jihad. Brill.