Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

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 : View from the Center and Left -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (2537)	7/29/2005 8:31:21 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542147

I am not sure what is so hard to understand. I don't get the point of that post. We've both offered examples of coercion through violence. I think that's well understood all around.

To: one_less who wrote (2537)	7/29/2005 10:25:59 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 542147

Your enemy is actively opposed to you. Rather than deal with them directly you attack, threaten, or torture some innocent in order to effect the enemy ... you terrorise them. The more-or-less standard explanation of terrorism is that the civilian population of the enemy is terrorised so that they will in turn demand the army quit whatever adventure is pissing off the terrorists. This should only work in a society where the civilian population has more political clout than does the military itself. TP