Stop the Cycle of Terrorism

The problem that Bob Dylan raised more than 30 years ago is to stop the intense cycle of how many times a shell should fly before it can be forbidden forever. His poems of today are still true. The attack on the World Trade Center and Washington, DC did not make me an American. They made me realize the world is more cruel than ever. The most sad part of the whole attack is that we live in a world where we can still do this. Five days after the action, I saw the world preparing for violence not expressible in words, to violence not expressed in words.

So what should we do? We recognize that terrorism is wider than we admit. We ceased to make these attacks a fine-grained video television broadcast on the Holocaust. Our goal is to stop the horror cycle, the key word is loop. Whenever we react to the terrorist attack in kind, we will only invite the next terrorist attack, which will cause an indefinite response. Finally, we use our power to create better things for people. Our response to these attacks is not rooted in power. No, they are the result of fear. When our fears were in trouble, we failed. Fear is a bad way to make an effort.

There is widespread concern that news media will report terrorist incidents in a way that may spread fear and confusion. Journalists are accelerating the complexity of the speed of the news cycle and the terror itself. Especially in the context of news bulletins, they must adapt to the speed and complexity of the information flow increasingly influenced by authorities, digital platforms and even terrorists themselves. News coverage provides the publicity that the terrorists are looking for and may add incorrect information through bad checks and lack of background. This type of propaganda can even be regarded as terrorists increasing their influence and helping their solicitation more effective. The way journalists create news on terrorist incidents can also strengthen prejudice and stereotypes.

As a global society, we are not increasingly sensitive to countless news reports related to terrorism. The constant bombing of the 24-hour news cycle, the Internet, and the socialization of the global community made terrorism closer to home. These rampant acts of terrorism make our mind, body, idea, and world view insensitive to these sustaining horror images and messages. Unfortunately, the infinite cycle of information suppresses the desire for our negativeness, which is more harmful than good. In addition, the terrorists themselves are being hit hard by the constant bombing of terrorism by the media.