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Margaret Thatcher (to pick one) was a terrible idiot, but not a terrorist.
by pekk 13y ago
Margaret Thatcher (to pick one) was a terrible idiot, but not a terrorist.
- jessedhillon 13y agoTerrorism is a term used to describe almost exclusively violence conducted at the intersection of non-state endorsement and non-Western. A definition of terrorism which is derived from the impact and motivations of the violence would be impossible: state-sanctioned and non-sanctioned violence are separated by very blurry lines in those dimensions. Therefore to say Margeret Thatcher is not a terrorist is like saying "blue things are not yellow." Duh. The term exists specifically to describe violence conducted by people who are not Thatchers.
- darkr 13y ago> Therefore to say Margeret Thatcher is not a terrorist is like saying "blue things are not yellow." Duh. The term exists specifically to describe violence conducted by people who are not Thatchers. Unless you're Mark Thatcher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Thatcher#2004_Equatorial_Guinea_coup_d.27.C3.A9tat_attempt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Thatcher#2004_Equatorial_G...