SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: JohnM who wrote (99913)6/2/2003 7:53:35 PM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
repeat, the term "terrorist" is as much political as anything else. For some the same acts, the same personage, is/are thought to be the acts of resistance of freedom fighting, etc

I think you are missing some important distinctions.

There are acts that are inherently evil regardless of political considerations. They include the indoctrination of children into "martyr" operations and the targetting of innocent civilians for random murder.

The thread has been over this ad nauseum. I understand but thoroughly disagree with your apparent reluctance to condemn acts such as the ones I've noted. In my view, even a self-styled freedom fighter should have a moral compass that sets limits to his acts. The eye of the beholder argument is morally repugnant because it allows barbarities to be committed in the name of whatever cause is being embraced.

C'est la vie.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News