In Defense of Ideology

September Attacks

I believe that it is important for people to defend their ideology. Far too often people have opinions, but are not willing to defend them. I don’t believe in defending one’s ideology violently. That just shows insecurity in the ideology. When you really believe in something, you believe that it will overcome all odds. So there should be no purpose in hurting others. I believe that people should defend their ideology as long as it doesn’t purposely injure anyone, including themselves. We shouldn’t be afraid to die for what we believe in, but we also shouldn’t try to kill ourselves to prove a point, like the suicide bombers on September 9, 2001 in the United States. They succeeded in causing terror, but in the long run it resulted in their ideology taking a hit. No good can come out of that kind of violence. Every situation is different, however. What is appropriate in one situation may be completely frowned upon in another. One way that I would gauge whether or not the measures are acceptable would be to determine whether any human rights are being violated. During the September attacks on the Twin Towers, countless people’s human rights were violated. That was too far.

I believe that everyone has a right to believe in what they want. There is nothing we can do to make people see things our way. I think everyone should be able to voice their opinions, as long as they are respectful and open-minded while doing so. Ideological differences are meant to be embraced and leveraged. Having multiple viewpoints in a society makes the entire nation stronger.