Has the word 'terrorist' lost it's meaning?
"YOU CRAZY LIBRUL! HOW DARE YOU QUESTION OUR COUNTRY'S RAIGHT TUH CALL YEW A TURRURYST!!" yup. would agree. I'm also tired of being called a liberal when i disagree...especially when I'm not. And shortly after being called a commie, I'm told to move to another country. I'm seriously thinking about it. I don't wanna be on the recieving end when we piss enough of the world off and every nukes US!
What can be done to stop terrorism?
There is not, and cannot be a simple straightforward answer to question on a topic as diverse as this. If there was- we'd know it already, and terrorism would be no more.To understand what the question seeks- first we must look at a few causes of terrorism. Once we understand the cause- the answer seems much more of a realistic possibility rather than an idealistic probability. Education - Nothing perpetrates terrorism as much as incorrect or incomplete education. Education first involves basic literacy, then progresses towards proper understanding of a person's own religion, then towards tolerance and understanding of other faiths and so on and so forth. The more you learn, the more you realize how similar we really are, despite our apparent differences. Poverty - It is not a co-incidence that the rate of crime in poorer neighborhoods tend to be higher than those in richer ones. Perhaps access to larger sums of money links back to access to better education itself, or maybe it's the wealth gap itself that encourages crime. There are two kinds of poor people - ones that decide to die if they have no food, and others that decide to steal it from those that have way more than they need to survive. I've used food as an example- but this basic principle applies to many more wealth related commodities. Injustice - Justice is a requirement for every society to function properly. The offenders are bought to task and the good are rewarded. It ensures both order and mutual respect for one another. But justice is a subject that involves ethical and moral standpoints that can vary vastly from person to person. When injustice is dealt to a person- he is made to feel mutually excluded from society. This alienation of communities on the basis of the authority's version of justice can often be the starting point of an incentive to violent rebellion or terrorism. There are many more complex reasons behind the spread of terrorism, most of which are specific to particular regions or communities - but overall, the reasons I've mentioned above are in my opinion the most common.
What was the 1980s made for TV movie about a terrorist cell attacking America?
I remember a scene where a terrorist drove a truck onto an Army base and detonated it in the middle of a field surrounded by soldiers who had been practicing marching there, and another scene where the terrorists walked down the street throwing grenades into stores. This aired in the middle of the 1980s, and it was definitely made for tv as a movie of the week or maybe a two-night short miniseries. It was not cartoon-ish like Invasion USA, it took itself more seriously like the film The Siege. It was presented with a tone of "It has never happened on American soil before, until now.." and was based on the sort of attacks that had happened overseas. I don't remember any famous actors being in it or who the terrorists were supposed to be fighting about. I think it was sort of cheesy like the made for tv movie Special Bulletin.
What factors led to Robespierre becoming a dictator?
Beginning with the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793, France faced an increase in food riots, large popular insurrections and devastating treasonous acts by those thought to be patriots. Also, France was threatened by foreign powers who had been threatening to invade if the King or his family were harmed. A stable government was needed to quell the chaos. On April 6, the nine-member Committee of Public Safety replaced the larger Committee of General Defense. On July 27, 1793 the Convention elected Robespierre to the Committee, although he had not sought the position. The Committee of General Security began to manage the country's internal police. Robespierre was one of the most popular orators in the National Convention and his carefully prepared speeches often made a deep impression. It was Robespierre's belief that political terror and virtue were of necessity inseparable, and that a truly democratic and free society could only be founded on the violent destruction and abolition of the Ancien Régime. One of his most famous quotes regarding his policies is, "La terreur n'est autre chose que la justice prompte, sévère, inflexible." (Terror is nothing other than prompt, severe, inflexible justice.) Hope this helps, Peace!
Do some people not understand this?
You cannot negotiate with terrorists. They will only demand more and more from you until they demand something you cannot give, then you are at war anyway. These people have no honor and do not respect the rules of war and open combat. They are cowards that hide amongst civilians and use them as sheilds in order to carry out nefarious deeds. They need to be wiped out because whether you negotiate with them or not, given the oppurtunity they would murder you and everyone else on this site. Do not forget that. I certainly wont therefore I will support my country and any other country fighting them in any way I can. G.W.B. sign me up, I will gladly protect this great nation and the people in it. Does anyone else agree? Disagree? Let me hear all angles.
Was the truck that drove into a crowd of people in Nice, France, a terrorist attack?
We know from BBC & CNN news. Theguardian SayIn 18 months France has suffered attacks on a satirical magazine, the city of Paris, and the promenade at Nice – my colleague Jason Burketries to answer the question of why France has become the target of so many terror attacks.One reason is a specific decision by Islamic State to target France. In September 2014, shortly after the beginning of airstrikes by a US-led coalition which includes France, the chief spokesman for Isis, Mohammad al-Adnani, singled out the “spiteful French” among a list of enemies in a speech calling for the group’s sympathisers to launch attacks across the west.Undoubtedly, the role France has historically assumed as standard bearer of western secular liberalism has put the nation in the spotlight. … Successive governments in Paris have also taken a hard – and much publicised – line on issues such as the wearing of full-body coverings in public and the veil in public places, which has been well noted by Islamic militants. So has the increasingly prominent French military role overseas.Other reasons for the violence are rooted in grave problems within France itself which have made the nation vulnerable.Some of these are failings of the fragmented, bureaucratic and still under-resourced security services. A French parliamentary investigation into last year’s terrorist attacks on Paris highlighted a “global failure” of French intelligence and called for the creation of a single, US-style national counter-terrorism agency.But France’s security also depends on structures at a European level – which have been found wanting repeatedly. Last years’ attacks in Paris and those in Belgium in March highlighted the yawning gap between the capabilities of the continents’ security services and the gravity of the new threat created by the conflict in Syria. Intelligence sharing had not, experts say, kept up with the new dangers posed by freedom of movement within much of the expanded EU.
Why did Reagan give guns and money to the Islamic jihadi terrorists in Afghanistan?
Reagan did not think those actions through. He went with his adviser's suggestions - a band of neo-Cons with limited geo-political or military experience who certainly did not have a clue regarding attitudes held by tribes and clans that have ruled Afghanistan for centuries. They assumed that the jihadists and others would be so grateful for American funds and weapons that they'd collectively bow down and kiss our feet. Americans typically look for an immediate solution, even to the most complex and long-lasting issues, and can't deal with the necessity for long-term planning. If anything leads to America's downfall in the near term, it will be this: we're as gullible as kindergartners in virtually every situation we encounter. Whilst I was in Germany, I heard on several occasions about how glad Germans are for Daddy Moneybags and how gullible he (Uncle Sam) is. I was assured that the rest of Europe feels the same...