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Originally posted by Crazy Flamer+Apr 20 2005, 07:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Crazy Flamer @ Apr 20 2005, 07:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Snakeeye@Apr 20 2005, 07:17 PM
Terrorists try to force change by scaring people into it.
Killing people or destroying property is only a bonus.
The difference is only degrees.
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I suppose, but I happen to find the difference in those degrees quite significant. There is a major difference between the destruction of property and the destruction of human life, even if they do intend to send the same message. I think one determing fatcor of a terrorist is to what degree will he go to get his message across? [/b][/quote]
Yeah, it's a huge difference.
Being "scared" that someone may destroy your car is a totally different tyoe of "scared" if you're actually afraid for your life.
If scaring people to instill change is it takes to label someone a terrorist, and the only difference is the degree, then the door is wide open to label anyone a terrorist.
No smoking commercials are terrorism.
Anti-drug propaganda is terrorism.
Picket lines are a form of terrorism.
The government is a terrorist organization.
Safety films are terrorism.
All of those use fear on some level to make us change our ways.