Terrorist is a social activist gone wrong.
The analysis of terrorist given by Stuart W.Twemlow,editor of The International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, in the interview (TOI,15/10) should be studied by our political establishment and police administration. As he says the terrorist is created by the social system. A terrorist or an extremist/ religious zealot/Naxalte is truly a social activist gone wrong. He finds something is wrong in the society and tries to change the society by violence. While maintaining the rule of law and punishing the violent acts, we have to listen to his grievances and try to find a solution which is acceptable to all - consensus. Democratic system may be slow but it is the only way of life for any civilised society. All those who have been arrested for violence should be interviewed by social scientists to find their way of thinking and convey to them how the democratic society can provide scope for the redressal of their legitimate grievances.
October 17,2008
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