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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 9:34pm
UnknownShadow
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Discuss your ideas on "terrorism" if you wish to refer to it as that, here. I am neither with or against it, I simply wish to know everyone's opinion on it.
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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 9:47pm
thelistman
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What is terrorism? Was 9/11 terrorism, or was it a response to America's support of Israel? For those who oppose the Iraq war, is the US a terrorist nation for invading? Or was it just a major blunder? It's such a vague word, there's no real way to define it or to determine what is a terrorist act.
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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 9:49pm
Estel
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Haha, sorry for laughing, but I'm still giggling like a girl because in the title, you say, "or is there a reason?"
Of course there is a reason! Terrorists attacked the US because we have soldiers out in Saudi Arabia, and places near there. The people over there want our soldier OUT, but if we leave, they will just keep on doing harm to the innocent citizens.
~Strider~
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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 10:10pm
necromancer
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Terrorism is an idea, and generally a poor one. It stresses violence which generally results in a violent backlash. A much better option is civil disobedience or peaceful nonconformity. However, this is much harder to do and get attention on the international stage, which is probably why terrorism was resorted to. however a better solution would have been to cut off oil for a period of time until the US gave in. If the Us instead attacked it would make them look like a tyrant minimizing international support for the war and perhaps creating global opposition. Rarely is peace not the best of routes.
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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 10:34pm
kanethebrain
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"We did not have missiles, but we did have feet". That's a quote from one of Orson Scott Card's books, where a character asks the newly appointed Caliph why there were so many suicide bombings in the 20th century.
Terrorism is a means to a goal. So is war, so is civil disobedience. When a people feels like there are no other options left to them, and when they're angry, they turn to terrorism.
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Posted Jun 1, '08 at 11:17pm
Erako
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It is almost like a loop: Terrorism was an idea that scares people. when people don't fully understand and don't know how to cope they give it a belief: that terrorism is wrong. It really morphs all the time... depending on its severity in society, it is given different terms to agree with. Its simple reason is that it frightens people and they gotta name it and try to stop it... as I said before...it always morphs to change its forms.
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Posted Oct 29, '09 at 4:12pm
LtKillaMonkey
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No bible in the world says its ok to kill innocent people for god.. This is an idea put in the minds of people who now think its ok to kill. God will reward them for killing infidels. The reason... Power... If America was not the terrorists target another country would be. They will always kill people unjustly. We need to kill them first. I always said that people should be glad America does not have its own terrorist attacking other countries. We would be devastating. God does not ask you to kill he ask that you listen and learn and bring peace. Not strap a 10 year old with a bomb and kill.
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Posted Oct 29, '09 at 4:36pm
FireflyIV
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http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15 … torNot.jpg
I suppose it can be categorised in this sense, but it's all really about perspective. We see the people who blew up 911 as terrorists. They see themselves as freedom fighters.
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Posted Oct 29, '09 at 4:38pm
balerion07
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God will reward them for killing infidels.
That would be the Koran. It says that if you kill a brother Muslim you will burn in hell but if you kill an infidel it's all good.
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Posted Oct 29, '09 at 4:39pm
samy
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Honestly in todays world it simply means a group that isn't a country being involved in war like activities.
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Posted Oct 29, '09 at 5:56pm
Blu3sBr0s
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What is terrorism?
Terrorism is violence or the threat of violence in order to influence the decisions of a person/government/populace etc.
It's such a vague word, there's no real way to define it or to determine what is a terrorist act.
I believe there are a LOT of definitions out there.
The U.S seems to have pinned it down to 4. I believe the European Union has 12.
Once the CIA was asked to define terrorism and they decided to stop, because every time they came up with one definition it implicated there own past/present government.
That was said by some former CIA director...I'm too lazy to look up but if you really wanna know I can do it xD
This was all went over when I made that "Is Al Gore A Terrorist" Thread
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