"Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom"
- Zbigniew Brzezinski
About this Quote
In this quote, Zbigniew Brzezinski is slamming the simple and reductionist view that "terrorists dislike flexibility." He acknowledges that terrorists might certainly have sensations of hatred, however argues that this hatred does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it is grounded in particular political and historic contexts, and can not be decreased to a general displeasure toward an abstract principle like liberty. Brzezinski appears to be alerting versus oversimplification and ideological thinking, and highlighting the significance of understanding the intricate roots of political violence.
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