Conflict Theory Explains Isis

Conflict Theory Explains Isis:

The PBS Frontline Documentary ISIS in Afghanistan tells the story of individuals on the other side of the world via the PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION of Najibullah Quraishi. Mr. Quraishi investigates the ROLE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM plays in the everyday life of the Afghani people. This type of existence is a prime example of the sociological philosophy of the CONFLICT THEORY. The assumption of this theory according to the text is that society is a system of diverse groups with conflicting values and interests, vying with each other for power, wealth and other valued resources. The goal of ISIS is to rule over not only the Middle East but also the world, similar to the American concept of the POWER ELITE MODEL. ISIS’

IDEOLOGY is a system of religious PREJUDICE aimed at creating one true religion. The terrorist’s way of thinking creates a SOCIAL PROBLEM for all citizens, not just the people of Afghanistan. This way of life has an adverse effect on the families, the children and the future of this country.

The first victims of Isis and terrorism are the families of Eastern Afghanistan, approximately seventeen thousand of them according to the video. These families were forced to leave their homes and sometimes each other in an attempt to survive. The video shows a man by the name of Abjohn, who fled his home after ISIS killed a group of elders in his village. He describes how his life was peaceful until a unit of ISIS soldiers took over and generated unpleasantness for the people. He would like to fight the various militant groups but he understands this is not his own PERSONAL PROBLEM, but it is much bigger, it’s a world problem. The soldier’s AGGRESSION and DISCRIMINATION was not only directed toward the adults in the village but the children as well. Several children in the film described being verbally assaulted by the soldiers as well as, observing other children from their village, who dared go outside being struck by them. Abjohn escaped the mistreatment along with his family and their animals. Understanding the future of their children was in jeopardy, the parents of other village begged Abjohn to take their children with him to ensure their survival. These are just a few examples of the impact ISIS and terrorism has on the families of Eastern Afghanistan.

The next victims of ISIS and terrorism are the influences they have on the children of Afghanistan.

This negative control over the children is a form of EXPLOITATION. These children are forced to know only anger and hatred. The life of a child growing up in Afghanistan revolves around the awareness of VIOLENCE and WAR as part of their every day reality. The DIFFERENTAIL ASSOCIATION THEORY explains how individuals become criminals by associating with other criminal individuals; this is not unlike the NORM for the children of Afghanistan. Propaganda videos from Syria and Iraq exhibit the killings of individuals whom they consider to be infidels. These videos are shown to young children in order to groom them as future warriors. These propaganda videos also demonstrate ISIS military school training practices. The local village children are shown these videos on a daily basis in turn to indoctrinate them into their potential. Children as young as three are taught Islamic State, which is a militant movement that “follows a distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment matter to its strategy, and can help the West know its enemy and predict its behavior”, this according to an article by Graeme Wood called “What Isis Really Wants”. This video also clearly demonstrates the GENDER ROLES expected of these young children, as the girls were directed to sit behind the boys in the classroom setting. ISIS and terrorism are taking away the innocence of

these children and preparing them to become the future insurgents and the latest casualties of a skewed philosophy.

The last victim of ISIS and terrorism is the country of Afghanistan itself. This group is creating a CULTURE of immoral citizens whose VALUES of sacrificing themselves to gain eternal life in order rid the world of what they call unbelievers. The people have lost their AUTONOMY by exchanged one tyrannical group for another. The SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS caused by the invasion of these groups only enhances the ALIENATION felt by the people of Afghanistan. Men often seek employment with ISIS because of their ability to pay seven hundred dollars in monthly wages. This is considered a lot of money according to Afghans standards. The ATMOSPHERE in Afghanistan is volatile due to the fighting amongst ISIS, the Taliban, and even the local government. In the film Quraishi watches an ISIS propaganda video of on of their many executions. After driving the Taliban out of one of Afghanistan’s many villages, the captured ten village elders who were then taken to a remote hillside and forced to kneel on explosives. He watches in disbelief as ISIS lights the fuse and kills each and every one of those ten men. This type of cruelty is not only relegated to the Taliban or ISIS but to the local government too. One gentleman’s ATTITUDE towards the Afghani government soldiers was that the soldier’s treatment of the local people was not an improvement over the Taliban or ISIS. The country of Afghanistan knows only heartbreak and devastation at the hands of radical groups intent on taking over ensuring their ongoing victimization.

The ISIS’ mentality is to bring their message of religious superiority around the world, which negatively affects the future of the families, the children, and the Afghan country.

Their aim is to have networks all over the world and to continue with terrorism in the Middle East and to bring DOMESTIC TERRORISM to the United States by way of kidnapping and brutally executing the infidels who stand in their way. The unfortunate reality is these ideas are brought to you by men who seek to gain power and resources. ISIS cares nothing about the people or the communities in which they conquer, they are pursuing riches and eternal

life.