Reddit reviews Jihad vs. McWorld: Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy
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After I just read this book, you have hit the issues spot on.
>See, this is the thing - you assume your way is the right way and everyone else
>is wrong. Yes, according to your culture, it's about making people miserable.
The concepts of "punishment" and "deterrence" are hardly modern or localized inventions; they're fairly universal.
>For those who probably couldn't ever be rehabilitated like Anders Breivik, they are
>at least isolated from the general public and unable to hurt anyone else.
But why does he need to be provided with better living conditions then many citizens? Other than the inability to travel, he can lead a relatively full life, from education to library to leisure activities, etc. This reads like the description of an American senior citizen retirement home. His young victims lost their lives; why is he entitled to live a relatively full one? Far from any sense of remorse, the man threatened a hunger strike unless he got his Playstation 2 upgraded:
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/18/norways_mass_murderer_brievik_threatens_hunger_strike_for_better_video_games.html
Video games, computers, library, gym, school, education, leisure activities... where's the "justice" in this justice system? It's obscene. Do the parents of the victims feel this is a fitting punishment?
>there is nothing to gain from cruelty
How is not providing him with non-necessities "cruelty"? I've stayed in less well-equipped hotels.
>Not everywhere wants to be like America. Deal with it.
Honestly the world is shrinking and the homogenization of culture began decades ago, as outlined in Jihad Vs. McWorld. Cross-border capitalism vs. fundamentalism and factionalism.