What makes a terrorist?

[Chickpea]

6th Gen,
No way I am starting a debate with you again - I suspect that by now you should have a clear idea of where I stand with respect to understanding SOME of the root causes of terrorism.
I will however look forward to reading people's thoughts on the subject.

 

[6thGen]

Unless I'm mistaken, and to save you some time on checking on it I'm not, you've stated in the past that poverty and individuals' stance on terrorism were correlated. Is that right? Regardless, I'm glad that you are interested in reading points of view that don't mold with your world view for a change, rather than dismissing the authors as folks that "understand nothing" whose "views are as uneducated and reprehensible to (you)". Glad I've made some progress with you.

 

[elgordoboy]

Unless I'm mistaken, and to save you some time on checking on it I'm not, you've stated in the past that poverty and individuals' stance on terrorism were correlated. Is that right? Regardless, I'm glad that you are interested in reading points of view that don't mold with your world view for a change, rather than dismissing the authors as folks that "understand nothing" whose "views are as uneducated and reprehensible to (you)". Glad I've made some progress with you.

=6thGen

 

[Smiling JOe]

So do you believe that people like George Washington would instead of being labeled as terrorists would be defined as "enemy combatants?"

 

[30A Skunkape]

So do you believe that people like George Washington would instead of being labeled as terrorists would be defined as "enemy combatants?"

I think he technically would have been a traitor.

 

[6thGen]

=6thGen

=elgordoboy

 

[6thGen]

So do you believe that people like George Washington would instead of being labeled as terrorists would be defined as "enemy combatants?"

A better example would be Robert E. Lee or Jefferson Davis. As you can probably guess, many people in my family tree were labled as traitors, enemy combatants, rebels, etc.

 

[John R]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism

Terrorism is a term used to describe unlawful violence or other unlawful harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or other ideological goals.
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and from American Heritage Dictionary:

ter?ror?ism

(těr'ə-rĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describes terrorism as ?the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.?

these are all relatively the same, no?

6th gen, i believe this is the second time you've referenced wikipedia. the weakest fact source on the internet. i expect more from you.

 

[6thGen]

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describes terrorism as ?the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.?

these are all relatively the same, no?

6th gen, i believe this is the second time you've referenced wikipedia. the weakest fact source on the internet. i expect more from you.

Yea, it's incredibly lazy, but I'm supporting my fellow Auburn men.

 

[Uncle Timmy]

I didn't write it, a professor at Princeton did. His research is incredibly well cited. Why don't you tell me what you believe makes a terrorist? I'd expect it to be equally referenced.

Well then, you've learned a valuable lesson today - you shouldn't believe everything you read.

Your lesson for tomorrow will be -when you base your opinions on things you read, and those writtings are disproven, you need to change your opinion.