[extropy-chat] Alert for Suspicious Farmers' Almanacs

[Dirk Bruere]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Davis" <jrd1415 at yahoo.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Alert for Suspicious Farmers' Almanacs


> --- Samantha Atkins <samantha at objectent.com> wrote:
>
> > Terrorism is so bloody loosely defined that saying
> > it is this or that category of crime is virtually
> > meaningless.  Its definition is arbitrary so any
> > acts or purported acts or secretly accused acts may
> > be subject to whatever whim the authorities care to
> > exercise.
>
> The term "terrorism" is the purest of propaganda.  It
> doesn't so much have a definition as it has a purpose.
>  It's purpose is to demonize and delegitimize anyone
> who uses force to oppose the established order.  It
> also seeks to obscure the underlying issues, the
> usually legitimate grievances which provoke violent
> opposition.


Agreed - in general.
However, I think a far better definition of 'terrorism' is the deliberate
targetting of non-combatants for political purposes.

Dirk

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