Author Topic: Handy chart - War vs. Terrorism (Read 466 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** October 23, 2007, 08:48:02 AM »

I've seen a bunch of folks throwing the word terrorism around in a way that seems to suggest they don't understand what it means. This is really common in some of the lefter weblogs and protests, for instance ("America is the REAL terrorist!" would be a common picket, for instance).

Here's a useful graph for centralizing terms:

moot · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2007, 10:03:31 AM »

OMG I don't get it

Can you simplify it any more?

tailblues · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2007, 10:07:58 AM »

Terror bombing, Carnage, kill 10 when one die by resistance movement... etc.. My dad and grandfarther used to call Japanese Military (of WW2) as "Terrorists", while Japanese military called freedom fighters as "terrorists".... What Japanese occupying force did in 20s, 30s to WW2 was something far more than "Suppression". Cutting head off with a katana in the town square, ... (oh, arm first, then the head it went) ... shooting civilians as a revenge... putting Terror and Anger into the heart of occupied Chinese and Korean people... I won't hesitate to say that miliatary can do terrors. For me, terrorists are who do terrors and who believes terrorism : A belief that they can get what they want by putting terrors into the heart of their "enemy". They don't usually succeed. I would like to say "never", but I don't know.

Arlo · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2007, 04:08:50 PM »

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Originally posted by tailblues
What Japanese occupying force did in 20s, 30s to WW2 was something far more than "Suppression". Cutting head off with a katana in the town square, ... (oh, arm first, then the head it went) ... shooting civilians as a revenge... putting Terror and Anger into the heart of occupied Chinese and Korean people...

Oppression ... and yes, that's descriptive of.

john9001 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2007, 04:15:58 PM »

looked all over that chart, i don't know where to pin the democrats pin.

also i don't see where it shows the military of country A defending citizens of country B from attacks of fighters/car bombers of group C.

Arlo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2007, 04:20:22 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
looked all over that chart, i don't know where to pin the democrats pin.

Explains the source of your confusion, in general.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2007, 05:53:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Arlo
Explains the source of your confusion, in general.

I thought that was a result of where he has his head shoved up.

ack-ack

john9001 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2007, 06:21:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
I thought that was a result of where he has his head shoved up.

ack-ack

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personal attack, but considering the source, it's to be expected.

Arlo · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2007, 06:33:07 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
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personal attack, but considering the source, it's to be expected.

Lighten up, Francis. Don't be tho thenthitive.

Dadano · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2007, 07:13:25 PM »

LOL good stuff.

Scherf · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2007, 09:01:47 PM »

So if Hamas blows up Israeli soldiers, they're guerillas, is that right?

lazs2 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2007, 08:44:58 AM »

They may or may not be. depends on how and where they do it. I would say that if they send rockets to hit apartment buildings that would be a clue.

lazs