Not always, but most of the time. When facing prolonged injustice (or perceived injustice), a minority of irrational zealots will be led to extreme actions. It usually occurs when there is no outlet for them to express their grievances.
Terrorism can be seen as a form of asynchronous warfare. It is war declared by non-state actors who have no hope of taking on the military of the nation-state on its terms in conventional warfare.
I'm not justifying terrorism; just trying to understand it in its context. One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist. Justice and tolerance on all sides is the most effective defense against terrorism.
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