"Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn"

Bruce Wayne: Criminals aren't complicated, Alfred. Just have to figure out what he's after.

Alfred Pennyworth: With respect Master Wayne, perhaps this is a man that *you* don't fully understand, either. A long time ago, I was in Burma. My friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So, we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never met anybody who traded with him. One day, I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.

Bruce Wayne: So why steal them?

Alfred Pennyworth: Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

- The Dark Knight (2008)

As a Mindanawon, a citizen of the Island, I am frustrated. 

The past weeks have been filled with bad news, particularly the bombings (And would you believe it? These happened during Ramadan!). The authorities are still investigating these incidents but everyone knows who the perpetrators are: Muslim terrorists. 

Since time immemorial, these groups have been the bane of Mindanao. Where others strive for elusive peace and development, there are elements which root for power and destruction. Where others hope for unity across cultural diversity, some dream of a xenophobic utopia. 

Many authors have dwelt on the various factors motivating these individuals and fueling their evil intentions. Still, it's freakin' frustrating that when peace is almost at hand, incidents like these happen in clockwork fashion. It's infuriating to witness meticulous and hard-won steps in gaining peace being swept away by the anarchist deeds of the deluded Moro.

That begs the question: what's wrong with these people?!