War On Terrorism English Essay 2

War On Terrorism Gray Hoag 09/27/12 My argument is about the war on terrorism. War by definition means, a state of competition, conflict, or hostility between different people or groups. The definition of terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. We may literally be at war with other countries which host terrorist threats, but America is not without terrorism. America is hosting street gangs, and they are very dangerous. They will rob, kill and rape anyone in the name of their neighborhood. They hate law enforcement and drop out of school at young ages, they may not know it but ultimately what they’re fighting for isn’t just their gang but nationwide anarchy. Anarchy meaning a state of disorder because of the absence or non-recognition of authority, which is very much a political standpoint as the idea is there should be no politics, law, government or industry. However not all of our domestic terrorists represent gangs. In fact one famous terrorist was named Ted Kaczynski (aka The Unabomber). Ted Kaczynski was a scholar from Chicago Illinois, after earning a PhD in mathematics and several other academic achievements he decided to move into a secluded cabin without electricity or running water. He became upset about the environment around him being harvested for manufacturing purposes and adopted Neo-Luddist beliefs. Neo-Luddism began in Britain during the 1800’s, the idea behind it being the development and integration of technology would have a negative impact on mankind. In many ways they were correct, we’ve made major improvements in every aspect and that includes using technology to take the lives of other human beings. In just under twenty years Ted Kaczynski had sent or planted several home made bombs to universities and airports, killing few and injuring many. I can’t provide any statistics to show the amount of Americans that are killed each year due to these anarchists but it is