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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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
Would the Boston Tea Party be terrorism, or America standing up to Great Britain's tyranny? What crosses the line? I think when innocent human lives get hurt, regardless of how many, that crosses the line. They didn't do anything wrong (hence the term "innocent", so why should they pay because you feel violently patriotic to your own ideal?
Would the Boston Tea Party be terrorism, or America standing up to Great Britain's tyranny? What crosses the line? I think when innocent human lives get hurt, regardless of how many, that crosses the line. They didn't do anything wrong (hence the term "innocent", so why should they pay because you feel violently patriotic to your own ideal?
Exactly why the CIA could not define it.
Because it always ended up being applicable to the actions of the American government past/present.
but you know what i think,even if all the americans in saudi leave,they'll still attack,911 made many men and women pay their last debt,their lives,and what did al queda pay? 4-10+(sry i dont know exact) men,i am sure they have seen the destruction they have caused,and al queda is as good as hitler's clone,whats the real reason?
