Lone wolf terror attacks are caused by private individuals; therefore, lone wolf terror attacks cannot be fully prevented without invading civil rights. In the case of Anders Breivik, a Norwegian lone wolf terrorist, caught the entire country off guard with the most merciless terrorist attack in Norway’s history, killing 77 people. He was a man who was considered a normal, and a happy person; however, when he was captured, his laptop was searched and on it, the police found his plans and manifesto of how who and why he was going to kill. The police realised if they had searched his home prior to the attack (violating civil rights) they could have prevented it, however, because Andres had not committed a crime prior to the attack the police could not have searched his house. The evidence suggests that lone wolf terror attacks cannot be fully prevented without invading civil rights.
Is democracy a cure for terrorism?
Democracy, like any other type of government system, cannot cure terrorism because terrorism is a relative term and not something that can be cured. Terrorism is a verb, it is an act to forward political aims whilst generating fear to the outer populous, however, to the inner populous (terrorist group or state), views the act as morally …show more content…
The ethnic views that the Palestinian population are largely different from the Israeli population, it is what motivated the formation of the PLO. The PLO was created because the culture clash resulted in the Israeli government repressing and belittling the Palestinian community. Yasser Arafat, chairman of the PLO refused to accept Israel as a legitimate state, therefore, the PLO began using terrorism as a tool to gain attention and recognition as a noteworthy organisation. The evidence suggests that when differences in cultural beliefs can motivate people to engage in terrorist