Miliband, moral relativism, british jihad
As a response to a commenter on the British Foreign Secretary's Global Conversations Blog. Link
It is exactly the sort of moral relativism exhibited by Aethelbald which has made Britain one of the hotbeds of Islamic extremism in the world. As an Indian whose dear one was almost killed in Mumbai and whose anger has not left him, let me try to explain how fighting 'terrorism' is perfectly legitimate.
Someone who forfeits the fundamental right to live of a random civilian in the street including old women and children, is okay with killing them with an AK 47, forfeits any right for his hearing of his own grievance.
The world has, had, and will always have individuals, groups, nationalities with grievances. In fact, almost certain that we will never have a world in which there are no legitimate grievances. But that does not give any individual or groups the right to kill random civilians to get heard.
Period.
There is no compromise on this. It is a basic primate response and moral too. And yes, one is fighting the 'tactic'. I also advice you to read the literature of Muslim Brotherhood and Lashkar-e-Toiba. Maybe think of what Orwell would have written about them.
