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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 04:31 PM
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Fear, used as a political tool, is terrorism.
Edited on Thu Jun-11-09 04:32 PM by pinto
That's the nut of it, imho. Whether it's fostered by isolated, individual violent incidents or fostered by widely disseminated hate mongering - fear, used as a political tool, is terrorism.
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rasputin1952 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 04:38 PM
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1. Excellent assessment!
It is indeed...and those who use fear, whether foreign or domestic, are nothing more than terrorists.
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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 04:48 PM
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2. ooOOo can we render Limpballs?
waterboard insHannity? cover Beck with fire ants? aaawww come on!
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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 04:52 PM
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3. The opposite of fear is peace - so yes political fear = terrorism n/t
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:13 PM
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4. Nice, concise definition. I like it! nt
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:14 PM
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5. Yes, yes it is. n/t
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 05:20 PM
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6. well put-
I agree.

:hi:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 06:56 PM
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7. It's Fearism, which is the same thing. nt
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