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milkyway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:31 PM
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If you asked a repug to define the word "terrorist," what answer would
you get?

Also, what do you think is a good definition of the word?
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:32 PM
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1. anyone who isn't conservative
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democratreformed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:34 PM
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2. My definition of terrorist
is someone who engages in rhetoric or acts designed to instill fear in others and bend those others to his will. I guess it could also be called a bully.

I'm not sure what a repug would answer. But, it might be something like "Arabs or Muslims who are intent on killing citizens of the free world and disrupting democracy."
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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:35 PM
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3. "Teachers," according to Rod Paige.
Any violent activity, usualy at least quasi-military in nature, used to instill terror as opposed to winning specific military battles.
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:41 PM
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4. It depends on who the Conservative hates
To some of them, Muslims and Liberals are terrorists.

A terrorist I think is someone who uses terror or fear for political means. It does not necessarily need to include death or even weapons. If we are going to truly stop terrorism, we need to spread tolerance and pluralism because I have not yet seen a terrorist organization that believes in love and acceptance of their fellow man, no matter what their race, religion, ethnicity, or political stance is.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 05:20 PM
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7. Exactly, just like the Nazis who called various Enemies "terrorists"
Totalitarianism never changes much, does it?
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 04:58 PM
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5. They would say: supporters of gay marriage. That's what Santorum says.
Santorum said that gay marriage was "domestic terrorism"

So, there you go.
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CaTeacher Donating Member (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-03-04 05:19 PM
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6. I don't really think there are any "terrorists"
They only exist in the minds of freepers. Anyone they fear is a "terrorist". Hey--freepers--I AM TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN!!!

Tee Hee Hee --I am molding their young and impressionable minds. And you can't do anything to stop me!!!
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