Ideology of Peace
A JOURNEY TOWARDS PEACE
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opportunity to point out that there is also another
field which we have to consider in connection with
this peace mission—that of terrorism. That is,
armed action by private groups and individuals.
And let us not forget that where a super power
cannot
afford an endless war, terrorists can. These
terrorists are people of a different breed: their
ultimate goal is not necessarily victory. Death is also
a desired goal for them. According to their self-
styled ideology, they believe that if they die in their
militant struggle, they will instantly enter paradise.
According to their beliefs, therefore, both victory
and defeat have an equal value for them. In either
case, they believe that they are the winners. Because
of this unique ideology, these terrorists can
continue their militancy for an indefinite period of
time, generation after generation. But they are not a
people apart. They are an integral part of their own
whole generation. One of their great strengths is
that the militants have an ideological factory for
brainwashing their youths. This brainwashing
process goes on unceasingly, and there is always a
long queue of those who want to be recruited and
be martyred.
