Terrorism, global reactions, the media and their general position in society
In July 2011 when the Norwegian tragedy took place, the news was lettered with items related to the tragedy, however, did you notice a weird thing there? The word terrorist or terrorism didn’t seem to be mentioned as much when describing the act or the person causing it!
This is particularly surprising, knowing how the media usually portray these type of incidents and how they love to sensationalise and dramatise news. Weirder still, a few weeks later and outside of Norway, you will barely hear about the issue any more!
A question that would pop in my head here is would this have been different if news agencies managed to find an Islamic link anywhere?
Liberty, Freedom and Terror
"He who gives up essential liberty for a little temporary security deserves neither liberty or security." - Benjamin Franklin
Words like security, freedom, liberty and rights have been the buzz words for a few years now, governments been coming in power on the “We will keep you secure and safe” bandwagon, albeit it was not the only reason governments came into power, but security seems to be something people are worried about, and politicians, being the people they are, seized the moment and capitalised on it.