Research Essay: Can Terrorism Ever Be Justified? “One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. » This is a popular quote regarding the state of terrorism and how some people may view terrorism as justifiable. Justifying terrorism is, however, no different from justifying innocent massacre. Justifying innocent massacres suggests that terrorists believe that political or religious conflicts are more important than a generally uninvolved segment of humans. Terrorism not only causes deaths but also negatively affects the economy and religion of a country. Terrorism causes more problems than it “solves” the problems terrorists may have. The first reason to say that terrorism cannot be justified is the killing of innocent people, which is not moral. The fact that uninvolved people are killed is of no concern to terrorists. Terrorism completely ignores the lives of many people and this comes into direct conflict with the people close to those who died in an accident due to terrorism. This is why terrorism is atrocious and should not be justified. This act of massacre violates human rights, says Igor Primoratz of Arena magazine: “Human beings must be respected as holders of rights, which delimit a certain space of freedom, which limits a certain space of freedom. both recognize and protect personality. The terrorist cannot show this type of respect. Because if you have the slightest fundamental right, that of not being killed or mutilated for a terrorist cause is certainly one of them” (4). Every human being needs respect and their own rights, and terrorism erases these two fundamental principles. Treating human lives as a means to an end is not the right way to go around things, and it is one of the greatest consequences of terrorism...... middle of paper .... ..d 50,000 victims (effective human numbers) work in favor of rights is the best weapon against terrorism). There are non-violent ways to fight oppression, like Gandhi, and even the Boston Tea Party, which brought about change with little violence. This Chechen conflict has been going on for over 200 years and, unfortunately, terrorist leaders continue to believe that terrorism will advance their cause even after a long time (Dershowitz 166). Most often, terrorism harms people, the economy and religion. . This is evident in many cases throughout history. Ultimately, terrorism is not a means to an end, and the sacrifices to succeed are too great. Many terrorists are unable to achieve their ill-intentioned goals, and people's lives, businesses, and beliefs, among other factors, will be completely in vain. To this end, it seems that terrorism cannot be justified.