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| Authored by: Wol on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 03:51 PM EDT |
If you're going to talk about terrorism, you're better off talking about the
Irish Question. Or the American War Of Independence.
But NOT about WW2. That was terror, not terrorism. While the distinction isn't
clear, terror is where you have two clearly defined sides, eg the Axis Powers
and the Allies. The Nazis bombed Coventry. The Allies flattened Dresden and
Hamburg. (My great-uncle lost his wife and daughters in Hamburg somewhere
between the bombers and the Russians.) Clearly both were terror attacks. Clearly
both were NOT terrorism.
Terrorism is where it is hard to draw the line between the sides. These two
bombers for example, where they naturalised Americans? To all intents and
purposes (other than possibly legal) they are Americans, I believe.
For pretty much all the 19th century, the IRA (a *protestant* organisation, by
the way!!!) were viewed - by the IRISH - as a disloyal terrorist organisation.
And it was over-reaction by the English that changed everything ...
For most of the 18th century, American Independence Movement was likewise
regarded by most Americans as a disloyal terrorist organisation. And it was
over-reaction and blunders by the British that changed everything ...
If you deny this guy his rights, you have just ceased to be a true and loyal
American ...
And, speaking as an outsider, it seems that American Justice is far too often
the uncivilised justice of the lynch mob - while I doubt he is an innocent in
the wrong place at the wrong time do you really want this to turn into another
showcase of all that is WORST about American Justice? And give the terrorists
yet more ammunition?
Cheers,
Wol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- That too - sadly - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 01:27 AM EDT
- That too - sadly - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 02:31 PM EDT
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