To call terrorism an a consequence of oppression is flight of fallacy.  Oppression is not a prerequisite for terrorism.  Oppression is merely a convenient excuse, and terrorism is merely a tool.  The privileged, aristrocratic, who have been raised on a silver spoon from birth with nary a thought of what oppression means (save on the giving end) have provided the lion's share of terrorism.

It matters not whether the excuse is "Allah", "Glory of Ceasar", "Lebrensraum", or "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" to name a few, each have sponsored terrorism in one way or another.

In short, most terror is done by the oppressors and those who wish to oppress, not the other way around.  It is done invariably when the perpetrator has the advantage, either locally (as in 9/11, a Russian School or a hidden-bomb,) or strategically (as in the Rape of Nanking, a Nazi concentration camp, or any number on the losing side of a long list of deposed governments or kingdoms since Ur.)


BT


Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Peter Smithson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 10:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Terrorism was RE: [HP3000-L] Observation
> 
> 
>  In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
> says...
> > Wirt,
> >
> > What you fail to understand is "Terrorism".  If one is 
> oppressed it is best to
> > take that aggression out on the oppressors, not innocent bystanders.
> 
> It probably would be best but it's hardly practical since 
> you're usually
> opressed by a superiour force - otherwise you wouldn't be opressed.
> 
> Who are the opressors anyway?  They army?  The government?  The people
> who voted the government in?
> 
> > The "peaceful" Muslims leaders would do best to denounce 
> these actions.
> 
> They do.
> 
> > But
> > hatred starts young in these cultures.
> 
> > See...
> > Cleric supports targeting children
> > 
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/0
5/wosse705.xml

He's widley denounced by the Muslims as mentioned in the article.  You
seem to be suggesting that his view is that of Muslim leaders in general
where in reality he's an outcast.

> I have said it before, the violence will stop, when terrorist's learn to love
> their children more than they hate the infidels.

What if your terrorist has had his/her children killed by opressors who
are too well armed to act against directly.  Or, they love their
children so much that they are willing to do these things in order to
protect them from opressors?

That's why you usually get terrorisim - the terrorists or their culture
has been terrorised in some way by a superiour force.

Cheers

Peter

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