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Despite its failure to impact politics, the violent anarchism of Bakunin influenced the thinking of subsequent generations of terrorists. In the United States, anarchist theories have also been highly appealing to intellectuals, students, and youth in general, especially in the protest against the Vietnam War during the 1960s and 1970s. 52 The Roots of Terrorism The third variety of political terrorism that emerged in the nineteenth century largely as a response to the forces of nationalism were radical nationalist groups striving for political autonomy or national independence.

Terrorist organizations may seek to provoke a harsh response by the government against which the attacks are directed. The reason is partly because organizations hope that this might increase sympathy and support for their group’s cause. There may also be underlying psychological reasons, whereby Organizational Explanations of Terrorism groups subconsciously attempt to provoke such a response in order to convince themselves of the righteousness of their own cause. An example is the West-German Red Army Faction (RAF), which repeatedly tried, without success, to show the “true face” of the German leadership, which the RAF labeled fascist.

Their distinguishing feature, as compared with common political organizations such as political parties or nonprofit interest groups, is that they rely on violence to achieve their political aims. Due to their conspiratorial nature, members of terrorist organizations must be able to maintain secrecy if 32 The Roots of Terrorism they want to resist the government’s effort to defeat them. S. S. soil. What is al Qaeda and what kind of organization, if any, does it represent? Al Qaeda grew out of an organization called the Services Bureau (Mektab al-Khidmat, or MAK).

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