Waco Conflict

All of these three conflicts have government involvement as a party. The U.S. government is major opponent party, who created major violence. Waco conflict was associated with major two parties, the religious group Branch Davidians, and the local and federal law enforcement. Second, Move and the Philadelphia police department were main parties, and police seen MOVE members have been involved in crime and killing the police officer. Third, Quran was burned in the NATO and American Army camp at Afghanistan, where U.S. military being involved the action. The Afghan people might felt that act as their insult, disrespect, and threat against the religion. In addition, these conflicts have similarities in ideology, religion, and belief too. People have different beliefs that they want to achieve through different means, and ways, but the government officials might think, they could harm or violate the social norms and harmony. Lack …show more content…
First, Waco and MOVE are very similar incidents, but burning a Quran book would be little different than other two conflicts. Burning a holly book was not ethical act for NATO and U.S. military, because they have been representing nation's flag, and policy. The military personals, who were involved in this act might got frustrated, or just reacted as not taking things seriously. On the other hand, people are seen more nationalist in current decades, so the Afghan people did take the case serious. In addition, some radical groups might get opportunity to divert people's trust from the international military (especially American). Second, Waco, and Philadelphia incidents were happened within a country, and Quran burning in Afghanistan. I also think that MOVE was a movement that seeking a revolution and they have seen the government system as failure to address their demand. But the other two conflicts have basically focused on religious, or nationalist