Terrorism Through The Ages

The conspiracy against the royal crown described in chapter six is much like an event occurred in Colombia on November 6, 1985, when a group of rebels under the title of M-19 violently managed to infiltrate and take possession of a national building. This event, called “La Toma Del Palacio De Justicia”, is much like the same situation but in a different context. In both cases people show their disconformities with their rulers through violent acts. To attempt against the integrity of a nation is considered high treason, and has always been punished severely. This is exactly what happened in Jacobean England. “In November 1605; the attempt by a group of desperate marginalized Catholic renegades and romantics to blow up the king, queen, princes, peers and other members of the parliament at its opening.” (ch6, p.105). As the text explains it, "terrorists is the word we would now use (p.105)". Because the contexts vary, so do the consequences and the perspective people have of the events. In the past, something like this would definitely cause a great reaction from everyone because it is something unimaginable, especially if it comes from "marginalized Catholic renegades", who represent a very important institution . On the other hand, terrorism is more of a normal problem in Colombia, and people have gotten used to it to the point where people accept it as part of the reality of their lives. English people where probably completely shocked by the attempt to blow up the king, and the king himself had much more power to act against the criminals than what justice has in modern days, where human rights protect even the most cold-blooded terrorists from torture. One might even argue that the M-19 attack was a modern adaptation of the conspiracy against King James, and of many other such events in which people rose against their governments through violence. Humans where born to be free, and they shall for ever fight to honor their interpretation of freedom, even if it means blowing up the king, or waging war against the government.