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I'm sure you'd like to share with me your interpretation.There's a lot more going on than just "the Western interpretation" and "the Middle Eastern interpretation." What you have here is a standard conflict of values - a conflict between societal and personal values. Each person's value set is unique. Many peoples' value sets run against the values of their society. While societal pressure has been enough to suppress personal values throughout much of history, in the case of the Middle East, things are different. Instead of pressuring people to join the army or marry a certain person (actions which are viewed by society and have societal consequences on the individual) most acts of terrorism are designed to end with the death of the terrorist, meaning that there are no societal consequences for them. The decision to become a terrorist, then, has as much or more to do with the personal value set of the individual - and while that value set can be and is influenced by society's values, it is also influenced just as strongly by other factors.In other words, for the first time in history the whole really is lesser than the sum of its parts. The prevailing societal attitude matters little; the sum of each individuals' attitudes matters most.
I'm sure you'd like to share with me your interpretation.
There's a lot more going on than just "the Western interpretation" and "the Middle Eastern interpretation." What you have here is a standard conflict of values - a conflict between societal and personal values. Each person's value set is unique. Many peoples' value sets run against the values of their society. While societal pressure has been enough to suppress personal values throughout much of history, in the case of the Middle East, things are different. Instead of pressuring people to join the army or marry a certain person (actions which are viewed by society and have societal consequences on the individual) most acts of terrorism are designed to end with the death of the terrorist, meaning that there are no societal consequences for them. The decision to become a terrorist, then, has as much or more to do with the personal value set of the individual - and while that value set can be and is influenced by society's values, it is also influenced just as strongly by other factors.
In other words, for the first time in history the whole really is lesser than the sum of its parts. The prevailing societal attitude matters little; the sum of each individuals' attitudes matters most.
