"That doesn't make the actions of WU any more acceptable."
If you do, then you are debasing the term. They aren't equivalent.
"By the way, I consider people who bomb abortion clinics to be terrorists as well, and no better than Al Qaeda."
I respect that. A lot. I don't think inode or harris would say the same.
But, I still don't see the equivalence. I think there is a crucial difference if they intend, or at least are indifferent, to harm. I don't consider the early Israelis as terrorists in the same sense.
I did at one point, but, then I read "Wind From a Burning Woman".
Until then, I was pretty dogmatic about the issue. Afterwards, not so sure. It put me in conflict over the issue. Now, I think she was wrong. She risked the lives of everyone on the planet to make her point. Yet, the Naderites made sure there was no other way.
So, what to do?
For me, the book was a paradigm change. It made me consider an issue I never thought could be in dispute. |
