Aside from the mixed signals online, in the virtual world, the critical question is whether eliminating Bin Laden marks the beginning of Al Qaeda’s demise in reality. Some terrorist organizations have, of course, collapsed following the death of their charismatic leader.
抛开错综复杂的网络反应，虚拟世界的关键问题在于消灭本·拉登是否标志着基地组织开始毁灭。当然，有些恐怖组织在其超凡领袖死后逐渐土崩瓦解。这不禁让人想起（组织1995年东京地铁沙林毒气袭击事件的日本组织）奥姆真理教创始人麻原彰晃。