How Children Become Terrorists

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Born To Be Bad

• How Children Become Terrorists
• Section 013
• Nate Olson, Emily Oswald, Amy Peterson, Kayla
  Moen, David Hackel, Josh Olson

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General Idea of How Maslows Pyramid Applies to
Terrorists

• In order to reach self-actualization, each need
  must be met.
• Terrorists get each need, but each need is
  negatively met.
• Due to each need being met with such negativity,
  their self-actualization is ultimately negative.

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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Physiological Needs

• Include food, water, clothing, shelter, etc.

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These Are Obtained Negatively

• Youth learn that stealing gets them somewhere.
• They are discouraged from eventually getting a
  job and being honest.

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Safety Needs

• A growing child does not receive support from a
  positive role model or parent.
• They look elsewhere, such as gangs, How To
  Articles, weapons, and violence.

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The Children Simulate Security

• They live in a world of Survival of the
  Fittest.
• Only weapons and sticking together with fellow
  troublemakers make them feel comfortable.
• They take short cuts in their lives.
• Nothing is earned honestly
• Whatever they have is stolen

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An Example Of Where Youth Turn To

• Money Laundering in Colombia
• 90 of U.S.s cocaine
• Such Illegal Activity is what funds Terrorism.

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Love

• Love and belongingness are next on the ladder.
• People have a need to belong and be accepted by
  various groups.
• At this stage needs become dominant and people
  will strive for meaningful relations with others.

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An Un-loved Feeling

• Children brought up in a terrorist society
  develop an un-loved feeling.
• Children need support and control.
• The children are isolated.

• If their love needs are threatened for long
  periods of time the need becomes unsatisfied.
• They turn to violence to defend themselves.

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Brainwashing

• After convincing the children that this is their
  new family, the brainwashing begins.
• Make a permanent commitment
• Major amounts of time
• Accept its teachings
• Conform to their behavior restrictions

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Talibon Brainwashing

• Boys ranging from six years old to puberty are
  being taught to revere Allah, to hate America,
  and to prepare for martyrdom a Muslim ritual
  under the Taliban rule.

• A nineteen-year-old orphan named Ul Fat stated,
  "No one has to ask me to fight the Americans if
  they strike Afghanistan. It is my duty to
  Allah.

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Threats to the Recruitments

• The manipulation destroys their ability to make
  independent decisions.
• Subjected to severe mind-control processes
• Terrorist groups even induce their members to
  commit suicide.

• For example, the Taliban teaches the theory that
  dying for Islam showers a host of blessings on
  martyrs, including a welcome to heaven by a host
  of virgins.

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A New Family

• Consider themselves part of the family
• It is about power, money, and control.
• Accept this unity as a positive relationship
• The absence of love

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Low Self-Esteem

• Easily Manipulated
• Their living conditions are poor.
• They are searching for someone or something to
  belong to.
• They are easily led to believe that participating
  in violent acts can make them feel better about
  themselves.

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They Establish Self-Esteem in a Highly Negative
Way

• Violence criminal activity give them respect
  among peers.
• The more feared and respected they are, the
  better they feel about themselves.
• This causes a never-ending cycle of violence and
  criminal activity.

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Media Attention

• Potential terrorists observe the attention that
  terrorists receive for their actions.
• They feel this is the only way they can have an
  impact upon society.

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Robert E. Hunter

• Hunter stated in The Los Angeles Times that We
  the media multiply their role a thousand fold."
  
• Such exaggeration by the media causes terrorists
  to think their actions have a greater impact than
  what they truly do.
• The Taliban thought their attack on the W.T.C.
  would cripple our country.

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First Four Needs Are Neglected

• What little they have was stolen
• Gangs were sense of safety
• No parents or role models
• Low self-esteem

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The Self Actualization

• Maslows Needs have been fulfilled, but in a
  dangerously negative way.
• At this point, most potential terrorists realize
  that their life has amounted to nothing.

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Self Actualization Occurs

• They conclude that they can only have an impact
  upon society by committing violent acts.

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Terrorism vs. U.S.
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Osama Bin Laden

• Osama supplies youth with Maslows Needs.
• In turn, he brainwashes them to believe in him.

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How He Recruits

• He does this by supplying them with otherwise
  unobtainable physiological goods.
• Him and his violence is the only security in an
  insecure place.
• They only have affection for him.
• They can only build self-esteem by committing
  violent acts.

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Discussion Questions

• What can be done to prevent a child born in such
  negative circumstances from committing such a
  violent act?
• Do you believe terrorists satisfy Maslow's Needs?
  Why?
• How do you think a youth is able to develop into
  a terrorist without someone doing something to
  stop it?

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Websites

• http//www.ezdiscountstore.com/anarchy2.html
• http//web.utk.edu/gwynne/maslow.html
• http//www.centralprk.com/