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Re: A question of remembrance...
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Date: 
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:

"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

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 (...) (24 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: (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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