Alright, so, what exactly is going on over at Wired? And, precisely what is Bruce Schneier smoking? Better yet, where can we all purchase some to sell to terrorists when we run into them (since thats what all the talk is lately)?

Talk about shitting the bed…

This is desire directing science and about as bad as it gets. The theory discussed in the article is used in quite a strange way. Mangled in order to make predictions about the resultant conditions of terrorism on a whole society, the corespondent inference theory, they say here, indicates terrorism doesn’t work. Certainly something scientists would like to believe, if you ask me, anyhow — I admit, that is just my opinion, about the only evidence I have of what I allege is the article and the way the idea is used.

Allow me though, using all my mighty force, to engage in a most epic debate. But, whilest I do this and rather quickly I might add, I will need… one, and only one piece of evidence, to make my case. Brace yourself, so you aren’t startled by the dramatic entrance of booming percussion, ladies and gentlemen.

I give you, my evidence: the United States of America.

Terrorism from the analytical perspective of the tactician offers clear and pure lines of thinking on the ultimate goal of the terrorist — to win. Terror is only a tactic, terrorist only a label. Terrorists employ as we’ve seen, extremely violent even self-violating acts to oppose enemies only hoping to create a viral air of concern — what we have also seen is that, that works just fine. This, in turn, leads to a progressive change in the way of life for said enemy, and change in their respective tactics. And, especially for Americans, who lived a very different way prior to the morning of September 11th, 2001. Or, did everyone forget that?

To say terrorism is ineffective, is to wash away any possible excuse for the behavior of the American public in our last two Presidential elections, that is for sure. Truly, it says then what about America if terror is entirely ineffective against us? How desensitized have we become? What then is the cause for our current state too?

I cannot believe this idea that the small demands of terrorism are not in some way met, when all is imbalanced in our country. You may run the circular argument that our country is this way because of corruption, but then, one must question, who is corrupting those politicians or leaders, if not the same kind of criminal element both foreign and domestic, each not worth the various labels prescribed them.