What makes a terrorist?

[6thGen]

I'm still waiting on the evidence to show that the terrorists have a propensity to use the mentally retarded to carry out their acts of terrorism.

I gave you an example. Given the fact that suicide bombers tend to blow up further evidence to prove that, mostly themselves, I don't have time to look for numerous examples.

 

[Smiling JOe]

6thGen,
If political oppression leads to acts of terrorism, please explain why the terrorists go after people who are not suppressing them, rather than going after the people who are suppressing them. That is the part in the article which I really don't understand.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I gave you an example. Given the fact that suicide bombers tend to blow up further evidence to prove that, mostly themselves, I don't have time to look for numerous examples.

Yes, you gave one example, but you used the word, "propensity" to describe the tendency or inclination for them to use the mentally retarded, and one instance does not make that point. For the one case you found, it could have just as easily been said that they use people with brown hair who are 5'3" tall, weighing 125 lbs to carry out their acts of terror.

 

[Uncle Timmy]

Your ability to dance in the face of failure never ceases to amaze me and your need to call me out for your own failures is nothing short of comical. I didn't shift the goalposts. The goalposts were that terrorism and political and civil oppression correlate with terrorism. You said they don't. You don't bother reading anything I prove, so I don't know why I bother. The other years I looked at were consistent with this year. I am not a journalist so I don't really have the time to go through each year and dissect it. Much to JohnR's chagrin, here's a list of terrorist incidents. Look for yourself to see that it correlates.

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

Ah nope.

?Not poverty. Not our support of Israel. Rather, suppression of civil liberties and political rights. Chickpea, here are your root causes,? -6thGen

And now??

?The goalposts were that terrorism and political and civil oppression correlate with terrorism.? -6thGen

Big jump there. And a more clear cut example of shifting the goalposts you will not see.

There is a vast difference between a root cause and a correlation. Duh.

Lame.

You fail to understand that this discussion has long ago ceased to be about the root cause of terrorism, but rather a display of the root cause of your ignorance.

Why not entertain us with another display?

 

[6thGen]

I?m not backing off from the statement that poverty does not cause terrorism and that political and civil oppression are a root cause of terrorism. The Israel comment was hyperbole, and that was pretty obvious given the fact that the savages name that every chance they get. Not everyone that is politically oppressed will strap a bomb to their chest, as you frame your argument. Just like drinking is a root cause of accidents in the evening. Not every drunk driver is going to get in an accident.

Now, take off your bowling hat and three piece suit and step away from the tea party you are having with your stuffed animal pretending to be Neville Chamberlain and tell me I?m the one that?s crazy.

 

[Uncle Timmy]

I?m not backing off from the statement that poverty does not cause terrorism and that political and civil oppression are a root cause of terrorism. The Israel comment was hyperbole, and that was pretty obvious given the fact that the savages name that every chance they get. Not everyone that is politically oppressed will strap a bomb to their chest, as you frame your argument. Just like drinking is a root cause of accidents in the evening. Not every drunk driver is going to get in an accident.

Now, take off your bowling hat and three piece suit and step away from the tea party you are having with your stuffed animal pretending to be Neville Chamberlain and tell me I?m the one that?s crazy.

Better than that -I will happily explain to you why you are crazy.



A scan of your link provided the following information:

1950?s ?The vast majority of incidents were perpetrated by the KKK against blacks ?not an example of a group who?s civil and political rights are being oppressed but ironically the opposite.

1960?s- 61% of incidents occur in the US and Canada, hardly hotbeds of civil and political oppression.

1970?s ? 52% of incidents were carried out by groups such as the Black Panthers, Basque Seperatists, etc who do not come from societies with repressive regimes.

1980?s- 42% of incidents do not involve groups who are being oppressed. (There is even one by the Animal Rights Brigade!)

1989- 1993- The vast majority of incidents were carried out by Drug Lords in Colombia.

1994-Present ? The percentage of incidents not associated with an oppressive regime skyrockets to 67% -mostly the result of continuing violence in Colombia, and violence against Buddhists (?) in Thailand.

?95% correlation. I'm not conceding a damn thing???. ?The other years I looked at were consistent with this year.?- 6thGen

How on earth are you going to salvage your argument when even your own 'supporting evidence? does not support your argument?

 

[Uncle Timmy]

I?m not backing off from the statement that poverty does not cause terrorism and that political and civil oppression are a root cause of terrorism.

Ah well and there we have the answer to my question-

.........because you are just going to default back to your standard "I said it, therefore it must be right argument."

Ok, now that we've disproven the 95% hypothesis, what else you got to base your argument on other than bravada?

 

[kathydwells]

Better than that -I will happily explain to you why you are crazy.

A scan of your link provided the following information:

1950?s ?The vast majority of incidents were perpetrated by the KKK against blacks ?not an example of a group who?s civil and political rights are being oppressed but ironically the opposite.

1960?s- 61% of incidents occur in the US and Canada, hardly hotbeds of civil and political oppression.

1970?s ? 52% of incidents were carried out by groups such as the Black Panthers, Basque Seperatists, etc who do not come from societies with repressive regimes.

1980?s- 42% of incidents do not involve groups who are being oppressed. (There is even one by the Animal Rights Brigade!)

1989- 1993- The vast majority of incidents were carried out by Drug Lords in Colombia.

1994-Present ? The percentage of incidents not associated with an oppressive regime skyrockets to 67% -mostly the result of continuing violence in Colombia, and violence against Buddhists (?) in Thailand.

?95% correlation. I'm not conceding a damn thing???. ?The other years I looked at were consistent with this year.?- 6thGen

How on earth are you going to salvage your argument when even your own 'supporting evidence? does not support your argument?

OH SNAP!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Uncle Timmy, have you ever thought about becoming a lawyer?

 

[kathydwells]

Uncle Timmy, have you ever thought about becoming a lawyer?

I think he needs to.