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Originally Posted by Icon
I'm confused. What the fuck is a terrorist? Is it people who are at war? Or are those insurgents? Are abortion clinic bombers terrorists? is Greenpeace a terrorist group? How about those guys...those founding fathers? Or Christopher Columbus slaughtering the Arawaks and Caribs? is he and his crew terrorists? Or are terrorists people who plant bombs in crowded public areas like cowards? Chechnyans (sp?) - they are terrorists? Are terrorists people from countries with no "democracy"? Or do we just go with whatever whimsical term the media deems fit?
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The definition of a 'terrorist' is some one that tries to strike fear (or terror) into people. You do not have to actually kill people to be a terrorist, nor do you (though most of the world may disagree cause of being narrowminded) have to be arab or islamic to be a terrorist. And yes, by the current definitions most people use the Founding Fathers could be construde as terrorists. The reason they arent? They didn't blow up any buildings with people in them. They are, by definition, rebels. They didn't like their leader and struck back, and faught to break free. It's a fine line that is probably more personal believes and opinion than anything else.