Define Terrorism
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Terrorism : Using fear tactics that are not sanctioned by global powers to manipulate or forcefully control affairs.
I'm gonna quote Yahtzee and say that it only counts if the victims are white.
Not what i beleive but watch the news and you'll see what i mean as the news only calls it terrorism when the victims are white.
Not what i beleive but watch the news and you'll see what i mean as the news only calls it terrorism when the victims are white.
No, because they don't deliberately target civilians, and fight by a the rules of engagement. Terrorism is deliberately targeting the civilian populace with intent to cause terror among it, and so instability in the country strong enough to render them ineffective at whatever it is the terrorists want them to stop doing.odubya23 said:
Because those powers sanction them. They allow it, as long as it meets their interests.odubya23 said:
Not really. In fact, the US and South Africa vetoed a UN resolution to actually define terrorism. There's no agreed upon definition.xmetatr0nx said:
Pretty much all violence conducted has the intent of causing terror, which includes military action. By that definition all military organisations, and police forces, would be considered terrorists.Avaholic03 said:
Terrorism is the attempt to replace war (aka, terror) with peace as the defining factor of daily life, the thing you can be certain of. It is also characterized by a complete blurring of civilian and combatant; to them, civilians and combatants are one and the same, for all intents and purposes, and often times both when refering to "their" civilains and to "our" civilians (which is to say, terrorists will often treat their own civilians as combatants as well, by putting them in danger, sometimes deliberately, and hiding among them). This in turn adds to the uncertainty mentioned before; since one can never be certain of who is the combatant, one must either rely on the assumption that everyone is (or at least everyone of a certain subset, like, say, "Muslims" or "Arabs"), or live in fear.
Yes, I heard those satellite-guided missiles are very accurate.odubya23 said:
Sorry, how long ago was that? Did people even obey rules of engagement then?
I think you're confusing hiding among civilian populations and setting bombs in heavy-traffic public areas designed to go off at the busiest time of day with the acts of general war.
Terrorism is bad. War is bad. Civilians die during war, it's called collateral damage. Civilians die under terrorism, it's called a victory. War is bad. Terrorism is worse.
Any miltary, political, religious group or individual that attempts to achieve it's/his/her aims through the deliberate and willfull destruction/damage of civilian people/property/animals.Crazy Elf said:
The intention being the spread of panic and confusion amongst the civilian population, reducing their ability and willingness to resist.
At least that's my take.
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Before anyone asks, yes, I would include the 1000 bomber raids, atomic bombs, Guernica and various other 'military' actions under that definition.
I define terrorism as an act of violence from one country to another when the country executing the act of violence believes they are doing the right thing by their viewpoints. Example: 9-11. The terrorists who crashed the planes believed they were doing their country and their god justice, and that they would be rewarded for it. Im not saying they are good people; they killed thousands, but from their viewpoint, they are heroes in their country. They had an enemy, they attacked that enemy.
Terroism is defined as acts of violence committed by groups that view themselves as victimized by some notable historical wrong. Although these groups have no formal connection with governments, they usually have the financial and moral backing of sympathetic governments. Typically, they stage unexpected attacks on civilian targets, including embassies and airliners, with the aim of sowing fear and confusion.
Terrorism: Bad shit. I honestly think that sums it up.
Actually, that's insensitive innit? Okay then, here goes my real opinion:
Actually, that's insensitive innit? Okay then, here goes my real opinion:
Which be true! Although their tactics generally cause military crackdowns leading to more terrorism... vicious cycle really...Twuny20 said: