As I stated earlier, this thread has become as much about exposing flawed thinking and how it can reinforce erroneous opinions, rather then a discussion of the stated subject, but I think we?ve let the charade run on enough to make that point.
So lets restore some measure of sanity to this thread, and get it back on track, by actually referencing some of the terms being throw around here rather than simply re-defining them to fit an argument.
From 6thGen?s favorite source Wikipedia:
Root Cause:
A
root cause is an initiating cause of a casual chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commonly,
root cause is used to describe the depth in the casual chain where an intervention could reasonably be implemented to change performance and prevent an undesirable outcome.
The term
root cause has been used in professional journals as early as 1905, but the lack of a widely accepted definition after all this time indicates that there are significantly different interpretations of exactly what constitutes a root cause.
The two biggest differences in viewpoint regard the possibility of an outcome having more than one root cause.
Oppression:
Oppression is the negative outcome experienced by people targeted by the cruel exercise of power in a society or social group. It is particularly closely associated with nationalism and derived social systems, wherein identity is built by antagonism to the other. The term itself derives from the idea of being "weighted down."
The term oppression is primarily used to describe how a certain group is being
kept down by unjust use of force, authority or societal norms.
Terrorism:
The United States has defined terrorism under the Federal Criminal Code. Chapter 113B of Part I of Title 18 of the United States Code defines terrorism and lists the crimes associated with terrorism -
In Section 2331 of Chapter 113b, terrorism is defined as:
?activities that involve violent? or life-threatening acts? that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and? appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and? (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States? [or]? (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States?"
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