okay, so if you read why do Amercians think terrorism is new....?
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I am American and I hate when someone puts me in the same class as people who watch American Idol, or any reality tv, or someone who cares why Brad and Jenn broke up.
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Understand that the American government decides what a terrorist is....the rest of us are no allowed to have such opinions...I am pretty sure under the definitions established by the current administration our forefathers were all terrorist.
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Not sure what the question is?\n\nI forgot the name of that recent report that officially stated the Iraqi War had created and was still creating more terrorists. So, you make a valid point.\n\nDo I care about what has happened and this creating terrorists? Of course I do... I want us to get OUT of there.
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Terrorism exists because of misinterpretation of religious documents. It's that simple for both "I'm gonna bomb a bus" terrorism or "I'm going to beat up some gays" terrorism.
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why do u think that the muslims are the only people who are creating terrorism... destroying something is too easy than making it.... and destroying countries and societies is called terrorism... which is too easy for anybody!... on the other hand creating peace is difficult but somebody has to step forward to stop terrorism... so usa is the first to come up front for this gr8 effort!...if we keep it up, i think all the islamic countries will help keeping the world safe & clean from terrorism too!
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Real answer: Never.  Terrorism, in one form or another, has been around since the begining of civliization.  There is always going to be a set of people who are not pleased with another set, and then a small subset of them who will go through extraordinary lengths to prove it.
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"through the use of fear, societies gave up their rights under the guise of security."  i think this statement sums up best all the uproar over what the bush administration is or isn't doing to 'protect' us as americans. there is a fine line being walked (and not very delicately if you care to notice the details) between "security" and "loss of freedom". and the culture of fear and separation noted in the article is all too apparent today... after all you're either a "patriot" or you "support the enemy". \n\n"those in power are of a smaller segment of society, but they hold the wealth and control" is an accurate description of where america is today. a minute percentage of people possess the lion's share of the wealth: the inequality has always been present but never to this degree. if this is indeed a part of the definition of fascism, you could argue that we are getting closer...\n\n"fascist nations... typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections." let diebold reign! here's to florida, and to ohio, proud supporters of the winning side!\n\n"governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion...." and how often to religious leaders echo the sentiments exactly of the us government? do you watch the 700 club?\n\nwhere did the platform for intelligent discussion of the issues facing the US go? why are people (being manipulated?) becoming so polarized? where has 'the beauty of the gray' disappeared to? isn't it funny how so many things in life are suddenly black and white, like apples and oranges?\n\nif you deceive often enough and use the proper (official?) channels, one of two things will happen. they will come to believe it as gospel ("this is a delicious orange! when did they start growing stems?") or they will use the knowledge they already have to resist ("THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!" -jean-luc picard) the lies. \n\nare you really willing to doubt that this is in fact an apple? and will we be reluctant to let go of a moniker we've worn proudly for over two centuries? stay tuned...
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Terrorism and revolution are quite different.\nTerrorists target civilizations and use "terror" to bring about their change.  Revolutionaries target the government they feel is oppressing them.\nHowever, as they say: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
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They are.  They are trying to instill fear to impose their beliefs on the world.  They are trying to "terrorize" the rest of the world to bend it to their will.  While we have committed some mistakes, like those stupid weekend warriors in Abu Grave....  we are not trying to "terrorize" anyone, in fact we are working to bring hope, prosperity and freedom, while looking after our own national interests.  Are we perfect?  No, but our intentions and actions as a whole are sound.  People need to keep things in perspective.  19 men on 9/11 took action to cause terror in our country, they actively tried to kill as many innocent civilians as they could, and as sad as it is, they did a damn good job.  We actively try to keep innocents out of harms way.  Before we went into Falujah, we showered the city with leaflets telling them when we would be coming in, and to stay indoors and out of the fire.  This act put American lives in danger, while protecting the civilians in the city.  People who claim that the military and the Bush administration do not care about lives lost need to consider this and many other actions, and to keep things in perspective.
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People fear what they do not know. Why did people believe that Russians were going to get us? And everyone knows not all Arabs and Muslims are terrorists, just most. Ha ah haa. Seriously though, get over it.
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You are more likely to be a victim of crime than terrorism. This just shows you where their priorities lie. Scaremongering rather than solving.
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terrorists are reactionists. retribution is the motive.
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Poverty?  No.  Ignorance?  Yes, in part.  I believe it's a mixture of ignorance and brainwashing.  Most are bred to be a terrorist at a very early age.  Liberty is neither a choice or an option.  They do as they are told and are only given access to materials that reaffirm their terrorist teachings.
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Americans don't understand their own denial\n\nI expect the hysterical cries of "The Muslims are coming! The Muslims are coming!" Have you learned nothing about the world? Can you not see the obvious manipulations of the U.S.-U.K. intelligence community in these bogus "terror alerts"?\n\nGee, whadda ya know, it's time for a midterm election and George Bush has a 30% approval rating --- and here come the Muslim hordes because they "hate our freedoms"!\n\nGrow up. The American government spends over $500 billion a year on defense, over $60 billion a year on intelligence. That's more than the rest of the world combined. That sound you hear is not a billion Muslims strapping bombs to their chests. That sound you hear is the American military-intelligence complex prodding the stupid citizens who pay for it. They've got plans for martial law in America, and you people are prattling on about Islamofascism.
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Terrorism doesn't exist only in the minds of radicals that like stirring up fear in Innocent people for fun. We Have a lot of Republicans forcing fear on these pages daily. Lets commit Genocide and nuke-em, that's how stupid and narrow minded the last followers of the Republican party are. Everybody knows no nukes will ever be fired, and if there was any it will be from Russia or China. There sheeit is for real, not some trash can bomb. You idiots need to grow up!
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It looks like terrorism to me the thing i can`t understand is why is it terrorism if you strap a bomb to your self and kill innocent people but if you drop a bomb from a plane and kill even more innocent people then its not. Surely no killing of innocent people can be justified and in my opinion any one who kills another person be that person Innocent or not is a murderer and the ones who order the killing of thousands are monsters and no better than Hitler
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Hey Sonnyblu I believe the original poster asked that proselytizing be kept out of this thread. Thanks :)\n\nPatriotism and Terrorism- the exact same thing from different perspectives\n\nLook at the American Revolution. To the colonies they were patriots. To England they were terrorists.\n\nEven today, from their (Muslim extremists) perspective they are patriots. From our perspective they are terrorists. I am not saying either side is right in their judgment, but thus is the nature of Patriotism/Terrorism. \n\nWords describing the same action yet holding entirely different meanings.