Terrorism: Paranoia and the Internet Essay -- Terror Terrorists Web Cy

Terrorism Paranoia and the meshingMy third edition American Heritage dictionary defines paranoia as a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur. Having looked that up, Im not sure paranoia is the amend label for what Im about to write about or at least, it is not the only label. I think, specifically regarding terrorism (by maybe more than loosely as well), the idea of paranoia blurs and blends at its boundaries between propaganda (the systematic propagation of a doctrine or ca intention) and dogma (a corpus of doctrines format forth by a religion or an authoritative formula or belief, esp. one considered to be absolutely true) and sensationalism (the use of lurid or exaggerated matter, esp. in writing, journalism, or politics). Differentiating amongst these is more difficult than I would have imagined before I began reading and researching on the Internet.The first Internet text I would like to consider comes from the Christian Broadcasting Networ ks website (www.cbn.com). It is the text of a press release Pat Robertsons teaching Regarding Terrorist Attack. Pat Robertson explains the reason for the horrific events of September 11th. our nations great cities and innocent race were attacked, according to Robertson, because God has lifted His protection from us. Why? Robertson answers by condemning Americas capitalist economy, condemning Americas foundation in the rights to free speech and expression, condemning those Americans who brave a womans right to choose, and condemning the American g all overnments enforcement of the separation of church and state. To me, Robertsons ideas, nevertheless exemplified in the following excerpts, seem dogmatic and sensationalistAll over ... ...Government, and how to organize violent militia groups. The question facing us, as an vindicated society, is how to respond to the most controversial and extreme uses of this new technology, this electronic, global Gutenberg printing process pre ss that turns all citizens into publishers who can reach thousands and even millions of people roughly the country and the world. I think the notion that fear is the address of terrorists is of profound importance to this issue. Terrorists want, strive, aim to incite terror. They want fear, anxiousness, and paranoia to fester amongst their targets. So, maybe it is the elusion that media and Internet abet this smell of paranoia but in any case, it is the goal of the terrorists. And in a terrifyingly successful terrorist attack like that of September 11th, it makes sense that the nation would be left in a state of shock, terror, and paranoia.