Reply #132: It doesn't stop, but it does grow or shrink in intensity

[Protagoras]

pretty much in direct proportion to inequity, powerlessness and Empire building.

The more you educate, feed, and empower people the less they are willing to blow themselves and others up for obscure ends.

So nothing stops it...and given how deep a hole we've dug not much is going to reduce it in the near term future.

But we can begin to reverse the damage...just like the national debt. It isn't going away tomorrow...but we can examine our spending and income and begin to work our way out.

Can anyone think of a massive military action in history that has eliminated terrorism? We've had people calling other people terrorists for thousands of years...so which Empire successfully ended it?

Can anyone think of a culture that eliminated terrorism by stripping its own people of their basic rights or dignity?

Maybe I just suck at history and can't point out the obvious. On the other hand...