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Lint Head

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5. You are so right. The GOP hijacked the word terrorism just like they have hijacked the word liberal.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:34 PM

Jul 2012

Terrorism is an act not a political belief or some foreign army. A rapist can commit terror. Robbers can commit terror. Terror is an emotion that can be used by anyone committing a crime. Bush and Cheney tried to terrify the nation with fear because fear can control people.

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Call It "Terrorism" [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2012 OP

Anyone is one gun from being a terrorist. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #1

I cringed when I heard everyone echo Federal LE saying it was "not an act of terrorism" hlthe2b Jul 2012 #2

Please explain to me. Indydem Jul 2012 #3

How would you define a random act of violence? nt. Hutzpa Jul 2012 #4

You are so right. The GOP hijacked the word terrorism just like they have hijacked the word liberal. Lint Head Jul 2012 #5

We don't know enough of what was behind the act to call it terrorism Marrah_G Jul 2012 #6

I don't think he had any political motive 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #7

I don't care how the FBI, Gov or Merriam's Webster defines it justiceischeap Jul 2012 #8

Nah, it's only terrorism if you're a Muslim, or you put Bachmann's panties in a wad. 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #9

nope, sorry. I'm calling it classic paranoid schizophrenia. cali Jul 2012 #10

NO! Call terrorist attacks crimes. Not the other way. morningfog Jul 2012 #11