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Re: A question of remembrance...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 4 May 2001 13:57:24 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> Lar, I read your post about what a terrorist is:
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> "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."
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> By your definition, here's a list of "terrorists" for you:
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> George Washington
> Abraham Lincoln
> Teddy Roosevelt
> Franklin Roosevelt
> Harry Truman
> John Kennedy
> Lyndon Johnson
> Richard Nixon
> Ronald Reagan
> George Bush
> Bill Clinton
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 primary way/ ?? Do some drop away from that list?
++Lar
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| (...) Sorry, I didn't follow that last bit: "c/as a way/as the primary way/ ??" I am not familiar with all of the internet shorthand yet. To answer your question about my definition of terrorism, I can only say that the popular use of the term (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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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: (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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