Discuss how "political time" is different than ordinary time, in terms of resistance groups. For instance, the resistance fighters in Viet Nam fought first the French, in Indochina, then the Americans, from 1945 until 1975, for thirty years. How is it possible to motivate subordinates to fight that long?
“Political time” differs from that of ordinary time in the amount of time it takes to reach an end result. As ordinary time may take anywhere from a few days to several years, “political time” refers to the amount of time it takes to achieve the ultimate goal of a group or organization. In the case of the resistance fighters in Vietnam, their willpower came from the motivation to continue fighting for a higher cause. Their ability to
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In order to attempt to deter a possible recruit of suicide terrorism, these recruits would need to look at the big picture and realize that in order to create a lasting impression they could accomplish a whole lot more in the living form. Instead these suicide groups create a lasting impression of the martyrs
No one person wakes in the morning and decides to tackle years of institutional rule without thinking certain doom, discomfort, or in some cases, death. Citizens living during the times within the United States (1775 – 1784) and Vietnam (1955 – 1975) decided to fight as one voice, for a cause they believed and shared together. This unified voice, the will of the people, started as a single voice. Soon there were many voices with the same cry, to push out policies, ideals, and laws that were not their own. Peaceful talks, debates, or discussions did not work, soon there was no other means but the violence to break the will to continue.
Tarrow, Sidney G. Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics. Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (May 13, 1998).
T- Despite what Islam believes and teaches against suicide and the killing of the innocent, terrorist group as such as Al Qaeda have been made to mark the absence of mankind.
The decision to go to war is not a decision that is taken lightly. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien faces cultural, social and political push factors that end up leading him to forgo his plan to dodge the draft, and to report as instructed, a mere yards away from his destination of Canada. In Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony, Rocky and Tayo, two young Native American men, experience cultural, social and political pull factors that draw them into the Army, fighting the Second World War for a country that considers them less than human. The stories of these characters are not unique, they are stories that are representative of the stories of young American men at the time, that faced cultural, social, and political push and pull factors during both conflicts. The purpose of this inquiry essay is to determine what those push and pull factors were, and why they lead these men to willingly engage in two of the most destructive conflicts in human history.
At that time, the government0tries to control the power tightly in0his hand, and destroys any0possibilities that may over power it, even its0own0residents. This is the background0and setting during0that time period. The government starts to take action, “tiny sparks of flame sparkled at the front of each tank” and people can0clearly “hear the roar of machine-gun fire.”(Bell 110) Personification0and imagery can be founded in this quotation. It is the0beginning where the movement really becomes violent and bloody, and
what they do and to whom. Pape is trying to convey that "suicide terrorism is rising around the
In the novel, The Attack, by Yasmina Khadra, the suicide bomber is a young female who appeared to be very innocent. When individuals experience an act of violence, which may put them
Over the past decades suicide terrorism has confirmed its effective tactic and it is seem to be developing and growing movement. Terrorism is designed to cause panic within people, communities and countries but also to gain the publicity through media. Suicide terrorism, more than other forms of terrorist activities is presenting determination and dedication both of dying by individual terrorist as well as the desire to kill innocent people. Suicide terrorism is an attractive tool for terrorist activities with guarantee media publicity with the international dimension. The aim of the attacks is to draw attention of governments, international organisations and
One of the first antiwar groups to come about during the 1960s was the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). This group assembled in 1967 and brought veterans from previous wars to fight against the actions of Vietnam. Unity and patriotism toward the war now shifted to the efforts of the men and women who marched to get out of the Vietnam era. In Andrew Hunt’s book, The Turning: A History of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, he discusses how the group came about and how these veterans saw the opposite side of the war. One of the veterans in the group stated, “It’s not democracy we brought to Vietnam- it’s anticommunism…Anticommunism is a lousy substitute for democracy.” Yet again, one could see how the word communism could trigger Americans into thinking that the Vietnam
“What is ironic, however, is that the young conservative activists had a broader following and more lasting influence. Many leftist groups collapsed soon after Vietnam ended, while more conservative groups went on to expand on their already strong political foundation” (Gahr 184).
Often times in life people will find a specific time period that is fascinating to them. During the interview with The John Hopkins University Press “An Interview With Kerry James Marshall” by Charles H. Rowell in the winter of nineteen
A Suicide Vest. A Hope to Live.” This tells the story of a boy who has fallen into a terrorist group. “He said he joined the group willingly because “I believed in Islam”” (Arango). This quote shows how innocent this child’s brain was. He was unaware of the horrible things this group was capable of, he only heard that they shared a common religion and nothing else seemed relevant in his head. Not only focusing on the child this article is about, it also shares an example of how children have been affected by this group of terrorists. “Children are seen playing with the victim’s head and mocking the corpse...” (Arango). This quote shows how much mental damage has been done to these children. Normally you would expect to be walking along the street and see innocent kids playing with basketballs, however these children have been through too much to be
“It is impossible to win a long protracted war without popular support” (The Antiwar Movement). The Antiwar movement had a significant impact on the United States Military, as the movement reflected the power of civilians in their government’s fighting force. In the beginning of the war, the United States Military had the support of its people in the pursuit to protect
Examining the modern-day political culture of where our society is at and where it is heading is something that people have struggled with in past history. Take for example the Germans of the early to mid-twentieth century, it is here where the people cannot see the full context of what is happening in the world and how they were impacting it. Think of the Romans that were born at the beginning of the fifth century, they would have no idea that the mighty Roman Empire would cease to exist within one hundred years. This happens because we cannot predict the events of the near future. However, by taking a step back and unbiasedly analyzing what is happening in the here and now, we can get a better look at what our society is and where it
Every person in life must go through changes in their lifetime. Some are drastic changes and some are minor changes, but either way, a person must learn to cope with all of sorts of them. Change can take the best out of someone or it can bring the worst out in someone, for example, going to a new school, getting a new haircut, anything can make a difference in a persons life. In my situation, the most enormous change must have been coming to the United States with my family and trying to adjust to a new lifestyle.