[extropy-chat] terrorist self-hatred?

[Samantha Atkins]

On Dec 15, 2005, at 8:46 PM, gts wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:15:19 -0500, spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> This is a critically important distinction.  Not only do
>> terrorists kill civilians, but in some cases they target
>> children intentionally.  I have heard of two cases....
>

So has our own military.   Not all terrorist go after civilian  
targets.  Is it ok if they only go after military and opposition  
government targets using the same means?

> Middle-eastern suicide bombers appear in our world as very evil  
> people, no question about that.
>

No more evil than any who initiate force.  Those who strike back with  
asymmetric force are not automatically more evil than powerful states  
who initiated force.

> Lacking real material weapons, terrorists use a form of  
> psychological warfare (terror) in hopes of winning a war against  
> the west.

This is not all terrorism is about or certainly not all the US claims  
is "terrorism".

- samantha