Maureen,

I think the Spanish people have just demonstrated one of best ways of 'eradicating' such influences from society via the selection of a new government.

Unfortunately, the current policy in the fight against terrorism still deployed by so many governments around the world, is that of pouring white spirit (mistaken for water?) on each fire that burns.

My own view, albeit a simplistic one, is that you will never eradicate terrorism, it will remain, as long as 'mankind' remains a species inhabiting this planet.

Reason? Because one can NEVER appease all of the people all of the time, only most of the people most of the time.

However, with a little 'joined up' thinking around the world, man can aspire to minimise such anger and torment, and one of the best ways to achieving this is by stopping the "if it's not in my backyard, what do I care" mentality.

Inevitably, actions will speak louder than words, and although 'man' knows the theory (I am assuming here), he just doesn’t want to put it into practice, because ego becomes involved, as well as apathy, and the '£business case' usually doesn't add up either.

But we have invented a word called 'altruism' - a word which might save us all in the end, if we can live up to it.

yes,Tirath-I feel altruism is the only word you need to use-in a nutshell.

yeah, I think that there r such a way to say no agaiinst that.
debemos decir no a cualquier movimiento antisemita por que todos tenemos derechos de la misma manera que al nacer todos somos iguales, no hay diferencias entre un rico o entre un pobre por que , en si las pautas marcadas por la sociedad, son pautas que guardan una relacion intima con el individuo y que influyen sobre este, y al estar este intimamente unido conesta , este debe seleccionar por asi decirlo, a los amigos y a los enemigos, a veces la logixa pierde viabilididad, ya que en si la exigencia de la sociedad de que seamos racionales , nos ha degenerado hasta tal punto que hemos acabado alienandonos, debido a los tantos formalismos que ésta impone sobre el individuo, de hecho creo que este acto , llevado a cabo por la sociedad española es un gran paso adelante a favor de los derechos humanos y favor de los menos favorecidos, creo que hay relativa diferencia netre el que busca el bien en sí y el que busca el bien para fines propios.
un saludo cordial a todos.
ciao!