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Egalitarian Thug

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23. This nation was founded by terrorists. The movement toward independence was propelled by terrorists.

Reply to Harmony Blue (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:11 AM

Feb 2013

The targeting of Royal offices and their families was terrorism, and the British retaliation against those terrorists by imprisoning, torturing, and killing their friends and families was terrorism, too.

Terrorism is a tactic as old as war. It has served as a last resort, sole recourse, and to force enemies to the table. Pretending that anything at all has changed in the last few decades is simply a charade to justify what we declared was wrong long before.

For that matter, isn't raining sudden death from above itself a form of terrorism?

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Terrorism is not warfare [View all] Harmony Blue Feb 2013 OP

What good does that definition change do? Recursion Feb 2013 #1

Terrorism isn't what won WWII for example Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #2

No, but it's why Ireland is 26/32nds free Recursion Feb 2013 #4

Real political change in Ireland happened Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #6

Yes, terrorism has so far only been effective when combined with politics Recursion Feb 2013 #7

It is not the combination though Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #9

I totally disagree. Neither the ANC nor Sinn Fein would have gotten anywhere without violence Recursion Feb 2013 #11

Not every man, woman and child in Japan was willing to die Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #10

That's really not true at all. Terror was absolutely critical to the outcome of WWII RZM Feb 2013 #15

I respectfully disagree Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #21

Yes it was RZM Feb 2013 #22

Had Stalin not done the purge of the Soviet air force officers Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #24

Not really. The purge of the military was only part of the story RZM Feb 2013 #31

"hey were willing to die to protect their country down to every man, woman and child. " Bonobo Feb 2013 #19

It is not non sense or propaganda. Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #25

Compounding your lie by pretending that Lemay wasn't intentionally creating a firestorm? Bonobo Feb 2013 #26

They intentionally did know how to generate a firestorm Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #29

the sympathy towards the guerrillas or fear of (your "terrorism") are both tools of war NightWatcher Feb 2013 #3

After WWII using fear on population centers was deeply frowned upon Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #5

Rules for war??? (Geneva aside) NightWatcher Feb 2013 #14

The Chief Point Of Dispute Here, Sir: 'Terrorists' Are Combatants, But Criminal Combatants The Magistrate Feb 2013 #8

I say all warfare is terrorism. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #12

Labeling all warfare as terrorism is a common Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #17

Fair enough. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #20

Why are you pointing out the Greek word for terrorism? Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #13

Fair question Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #16

The S.O.P. for US foreign relations for at least the last century baldguy Feb 2013 #18

This nation was founded by terrorists. The movement toward independence was propelled by terrorists. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #23

In the modern era we make a distinction Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #27

Nothing new. 18th century England made the same distinction and they weren't Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #32

Three words Fumesucker Feb 2013 #28

That can absolutely fall under the Harmony Blue Feb 2013 #30