Originally posted by Low OrbitMaybe it was flashbacks, or night tremors.
That would explain a lot about this thread.
Americans understand that when people start blowing themselves and others up in the name of Jihad that, that act constitutes
terrorism.
Like I asked before, is it only terrorism when Muslims on Jihad do it? Is it not terrorism when Western nations provoke violent coups of
democratically elected government?
While both do kill people, yes you were very good for realizing that both groups do kill people they do so with a different take on humanity
and the value of life. Americans and Christians for that matter value life, we respect the life our God has given to us and the lives that he has
given to others.
You are contradicting yourself. You are saying that Christians value life, and then act like when the kill people it's for a good reason. Is it a
good reason to kill tens if not hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians on the pretext of a proven lie, i.e. Iraq? Is that the "Christian way"?
I dunno, I guess that whole thing about turning the other cheek was conveniently left out of your Bible eh?
They understand that half of the US is made up with people like yourselves who have never faced direct violence before and understand that you
would choose to appease it rather than fight it.
I'm surprised you are able to so casually judge an anonymous internet poster for the first time you address them. And, you have seriously misjudged
my political stance and life history. But, that doesn't matter, as your attempts to turn this argument into something more personal have no merit.
What is this "it" you refer to? Every time the government says, "Hey, there's a terrorist"..."Terror Alert Code Red"...."Terror, terror,
terror, terror..." are we just supposed to jump up and say "KILL!" The only threat of terror comes from these constant warnings of imminent terror
threats. Yes, telling the public that a catastrophic event is imminent repeatedly is terrorizing the public. The irony in this is amazing, and yet
you want to fight some phantom enemy whose continued existence has never been fully proven. There is no "it" to fight, there is no "it" to
appease either, this is being done merely to extend the US hegemon.
Terrorists believe they can spread their philosophy through acts of violence.
This definition would then cover most of the world's countries, including the US, are you sure you don't want to make it a little bit more
specific?
Liberals believe that if we listen to what they are saying and if we can change ourselves and our lives to be more like theirs they will no
longer attack.
Oh Rly? By "liberal" I assume you mean left-leaning or even democrat, and if that is the case, I think you'll be surprised how many democrats are
war hawks too. There is difference between defense and unnecessary invasion. War should only be the last resort. The left-leaning Bush and most
politicians in Washington are trying to mold the government and country to the vision of the "elite" and other such investors in the
military-industrial complex.
What liberals can never realize is that if we do give into their demands we will be speaking arabic and worshiping Mohammad.
So, is that your further definition of terrorist, that they are Arabic too? Also, what demands are they asking for? If the "terrorist" were to
demand the US not to invade the Netherlands, would the US say "We are not going to give in to your demands! We are going to invade the
Netherlands!"
[edit on 14-5-2006 by Jamuhn]