Terrorism can take different forms and occur on different scales. Whatever form terrorism takes, terrorism is quite simply an attempt at bullying someone, a group of people, or a large organization with some kind of malicious intent. The malicious intent can be to ruin reputation, financial viability, life, and anything in between. Glamorizing anyone or a group who actively terrorizes is detrimental to society. This sends a clear message that anyone who seeks fame can do so by terrorizing. With the current economic state in turmoil and a significant of able-bodied people being out of work, there isn’t as much incentive for people to do the right thing, especially if they feel that they’ve been wronged. The last thing people like these need is validation to engage in any type of terrorism.
One of the better-known terrorists that have been glamorized was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was the person who bombed the Boston Marathon this year. Mentioning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and giving the facts about what he did is fine, but glamorizing his actions is not. Another form of terrorism that has been mentioned since the economic recession in 2009 is financial terrorism. One financial terrorist is Bruce Marks. He uses more extreme tactics such as protesting outside the homes and schools of the children of financial executives of big banks. A Nightline correspondent glamorized his actions, saying that he’s “on a crusade to restore the American dream” (see link below). Again, stating the facts is what’s expected from the news, but glamorizing people who use extreme tactics to get what they want is a horrible idea.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2009/09/08/abc-glamorizes-financial-terrorist-crusade-restore-american-dream
