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Re: A question of remembrance...
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Thu, 3 May 2001 03:52:52 GMT
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Lar, I read your post about what a terrorist is:
"I would tend to say it's a person or group using violence
against bystanders as a way to make a political point or get a political
outcome."
By your definition, here's a list of "terrorists" for you:
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Dan
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| (...) Ok, then, there may be some flaw in the definition as that is an unexpected result. Let's dig in a bit. What makes ALL of these guys terrorists? (some might be, I suppose). What is your definition of terrorism? What if we c/as a way/as the (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Good question. I gave my definition in this post: (URL) about the second or third para down. To your point about soldier==terrorist and vice versa, I agree that the perception sometimes runs that way. But that's at least in part an effect of a (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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