Sympathy And Synthesis Essay: The Sport Of Terrorism

When you hear the word terrorist you immediately think of a sick minded being that is some kind of psychopath. The truth is actually the opposite of this as most terrorists have proven to have the mental set up and traits as the rest of us.

Although you’d think terrorists have a psychopathic mindset, with no empathy for who they kill or why they do it, the truth is actually the opposite of this. Most terrorists are people bored with their lives and want to do something thrilling, to get their adrenaline flowing. There are also other reasons, such as wanting to make a change in the world, or they have been brainwashed with propaganda believing that killing is right. The biggest victims of this are children aged 13-16 with a very low self esteem, and the propaganda is fed through the biggest way of international
However, after all this time, terrorism is still going strong. Now that psychologists have found the information on how the average terrorist’s mind works, it could be a way to solve this problem. The way to fight back, is to use the same strategies that militant groups use themselves. One of the ways they recruit, is the promising of an adventure and something to give their life a ‘purpose’. For example, with the teenagers who are bored with their lives, they could set a high goal, such as going to university or getting a new job, to bring the ‘purpose’ back to their life. To get the ‘adventure’ going again, they could pick up a new hobby such as mountain climbing, coasteering etc. Another tool the terrorists use the fear of the group itself, because people are so scared of terrorists, most likely because of the relations to death, bombings, and many other things. They can use this fear to gain control of people, forcing them to join or do something the need doing. One example of this being used is by Adolf Hitler, to keep control of Nazi Germany during World War