Topic: HOW TO TACKLE TERRORISM

rattler · February 22nd, 2010

I see both of you having reason here:

The T-word is over used from my POV, and without differentiation.

Insurgents are insurgents, Freedom Fighters (for their country) are Freedom Fighters - and you would be one of them if it was yours-, pirates are pirates, criminals are criminals, and whackos are whackos. We would not employ so many different words if the ppl we describe with them would not be different.

Differences are in: a) Ideology, b) Procedure, c) Motive, d) Goal and e) Association

"Terrorist" has a very close definition, and if you want to use it in broader sense, plz say so, or we will all be misunderstanding ourselves all the time and discussion would be moot.

Personally I would really appreciate if ppl got their nomenclature spot on.

Rattler

February 22nd, 2010
rattler	I see both of you having reason here: The T-word is over used from my POV, and without differentiation. Insurgents are insurgents, Freedom Fighters (for their country) are Freedom Fighters - and you would be one of them if it was yours-, pirates are pirates, criminals are criminals, and whackos are whackos. We would not employ so many different words if the ppl we describe with them would not be different. Differences are in: a) Ideology, b) Procedure, c) Motive, d) Goal and e) Association "Terrorist" has a very close definition, and if you want to use it in broader sense, plz say so, or we will all be misunderstanding ourselves all the time and discussion would be moot. Personally I would really appreciate if ppl got their nomenclature spot on. Rattler 15M(ay): Noooobody! ...expects the Spanish Revolution!: Update SEP 2011: Now reached US, called "Occupy Wall Street" and they claim they invented it. Thanks for learning from Spain!