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Re: Hiroshima-Was It Necessary?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:53:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes:
> the overall point here is that several people in this debate could not agree
> with eachother's definition of terrorism. It was my intention to show that
> there is actually one definition that does apply.
The actual overall point is that one definition does not apply to both; it
it did, there would be no debate. The only way that a single definition of
"terrorism" can be made to apply is by reaching into the word's history,
rather than by identifying it's currently relevent connotation.
> in an earlier post a few months ago, I suggested that words do indeed tend
> to change in meaning over time with change of usage. This is apparently
> what is happening with the definition of terrorism... the official
> definition no longer applies. A new definition is being formed.
Exactly. And because it's a new definition, there's not much use in
digging centuries into the past to divine its root, which isn't as relevant
anymore.
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Hiroshima-Was It Necessary?
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| Atomic bombs on cities Hijacked planes into towers In my opinion both are equally terrifying. I will stand by my analysis of the word *terror* and apply it to both acts. We praise the pilots as patriots who flew over Japan. We denigrate the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I have already disclosed my poor knowledge of the English language with emarrasing results, but yet I can't stay off this definition debate. The words terror and terrorism are obviously from the same root, but to me, they have different meanings. I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Hiroshima-Was It Necessary?
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| the overall point here is that several people in this debate could not agree with eachother's definition of terrorism. It was my intention to show that there is actually one definition that does apply. in an earlier post a few months ago, I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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