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  Is a little too hung up on the whole EVERYTHING IS A !!TERRORIST!! coathanger. Alright, the twin towers were attacked by !!TERRORISTS!! (bum buh buhhhh) and there have been other attacks made by !!TERRORISTS!! (upgrading terror colours to PUCE!) but it's getting a little ridiculous now.I just read the post about how union workers are !!TERRORISTS!! (somebody think of the children!) and strikes should be outlawed. That's just ridiculous because working conditions for some jobs are already terrible and banning strikes will make everything worse.Another thing, i was watching the discovery channel and there was a commercial for a special called "TSUNAMI : Are we next?" and I almost fell out of my chair. TSUNAMI's are the new !!TERRORIST!! (i mean !!TSUNAMI!!). Sri Lanka was hit by a tsunami, it was a tragedy and now America is a-FAREEEKIN out about how they're gonna get hit by one...oh god, has a tsunami ever hit America within the last century?If you ask me, George Bush is the real !!TERRORIST!! (hee hee) because if any one didn't notice the US military used white phosphorus (sp) during the battle for Phaluja (sp...for sure). In case you don't know, white phosphorus is a chemical that several countries have signed a treaty to leave OUT of warfare, why? Because it manifests itself with a disgusting affect. It burns until it's run out of oxygen, so throw it on someone and they'll burn right to the bone! Guess what, America didn't sign the treaty for outlawing it during warfare and they threw it all over Phaluja, burning several hundred innocent Iraqi men, women and children who had nothing to do with the war!Even now that Iraq has been liberated (see: photo of woman crying and holding her screaming, burned baby) democracy will make no difference in alot of their lives. They don't REALLY get a vote, it'll just be rigged again...i cannot fathome how Dubya got another 4 years. And because these votes are rigged, capitalism will reign supreme and there will still be people living disgustingly under the poverty line.Say America, how about stop spending your money on weapons (see: !!TERRORIST!! weapons) and spending it on something constructive...say helping out the situation in most of Africa? Blood Cannibals Rebels, children being forced into armed war, diseases running rampant, children dying of starvation etc.Oh never mind, let's just do it the good ol' fashion American way and drop some bombs on them! They won't be alive anymore to care about the state of their country!Now, Dubya, let's go play some golf.Haha, I can't leave you all feeling relaxed. !!TERRORIST!!   
  I agree. I even agreed the week after 9/11.I guess I was the only person who realized 9/11 was a relatively isolated incident.   ;Quote:Original post by KevinatorI guess I was the only person who realized 9/11 was a relatively isolated incident.I'm assuming you are talking about the size of it?   ;  No, what I'm trying to say is, by the way people go on and on about terrorists, you'd think that we were under terrorist attack every day. I'm talking about the extremely low frequency of terrorist attacks in America.   ;  Ok.   ;  This is an interesting post you make.jk.   ;  Refer to George Carlin's most recent show for more information.;Quote:Original post by Le_Danse_MacabreIs a little too hung up on the whole EVERYTHING IS A !!TERRORIST!! coathanger. I try to avoid these threads, but listening to the radio today made me want to run something over with my car, so rather than doing that I'll post here to vent.I agree somewhat.  I think everyone is a terrorist.  Why?  Because in my mind a Terrorist is someone who is so self righteous that they have basically lost respect for everything that goes against them.  They set them self out on a quest to do anything it takes to destroy that which conflicts with thier thoughts and beliefs.  They have completly lost respect for everything but their ideals, and are blind to the outside world around them.  They can look at anything and interpret it to fit their goals.  Everyone who doesn't see things the way they do, just doesn't understand and it's not that they have their own beliefs, it's that they are wrong.  They are ok with bending the truth a little bit or using extreme tactics to convince others to see things in the light they do.  Because they aren't doing anything wrong.  Other people just aren't as smart/educated/informed as them, it's not the other people's falt, thus, it's ok to create an agenda and stick to it. So yes.  Everyone is a terorrist.George Bush is a terrorist (democracy at all cost)Walmart is a terrorist (pushing people/businesses out of the way)Randi Rhodes is a terrorist (just listen to her show)Al Franken is a terorrist (same as above)Michael Moore is a terrorist (bigtime with the last few points I made)The Pope is a terrorist (fairly obvious, come on now, opposing Harry Potter?)Osma is a terrorist (obvious)I am a terrorist (because what I said above is the absolute truth, and everyone else is a retard for not realizing the same thing)So there you have it.  Pretty much everyone and a few things are terrorists, because we are infallible but no one else is.  Something about being human makes us so damn self righteous that it's impossible that any of us could be wrong.EDIT:  The reason I use the above definition of a terrorist is because frankly it's terrifing what people will do in cases like this.  Especially when they have the power to influence other people in some way.  Yes blowing up buildings and killing people is horrible, but what some people are able to do without any kind of active violence is just as scary.Human nature doesn't lead us to looking around to find out what is really the truth or find something that is fair that everyone can agree on so we can all be happy.  It makes us pick a side and fight an unwinable battle until our team is victorious.  The only goal is to win, and find/say/do/think what we can to make that happen.[Edited by - DrjonesDW3d on December 30, 2005 9:02:04 AM];Quote:Original post by DrjonesDW3din my mind a Terrorist is someone who is so self righteous that they have basically lost respect for everything that goes against them.  They set them self out on a quest to do anything it takes to destroy that which conflicts with thier thoughts and beliefs.  They have completly lost respect for everything but their ideals, and are blind to the outside world around them.  They can look at anything and interpret it to fit their goals.  Everyone who doesn't see things the way they do, just doesn't understand and it's not that they have their own beliefs, it's that they are wrong.  They are ok with bending the truth a little bit or using extreme tactics to convince others to see things in the light they do.  Because they aren't doing anything wrong.  Other people just aren't as smart/educated/informed as them, it's not the other people's falt, thus, it's ok to create an agenda and stick to it. In my mind, a Terrorist is a small, furry mammal with large hind legs and long ears. They're herbivorous, they have puff-ball-like tails, and they hop around. Although popularly stereotyped as enjoying carrots, they enjoy all types of leafy vegetables. So yes, our nation is overrun by terrorists. Particularly prairie regions.   ;Quote:Original post by SneftelIn my mind, a Terrorist is a small, furry mammal with large hind legs and long ears. They're herbivorous, they have puff-ball-like tails, and they hop around. Although popularly stereotyped as enjoying carrots, they enjoy all types of leafy vegetables. So yes, our nation is overrun by terrorists. Particularly prairie regions.You're such a terrorist   