Posted by alexandra_k on November 1, 2005, at 4:56:14 [reposted on November 1, 2005, at 6:20:13 | original URL]
In reply to Re: the Ministry of Civility » zeugma, posted by alexandra_k on October 31, 2005, at 21:11:06
to clarify...
>> and we are told we are fighting a war on terror
> lol. how many people have the CIA and US military 'terrorised'?
what is terror?
it is a feeling. it is how somebody responds to a situation.
but typically... not just the situation as it is in itself but a particular line or angle or take on the situation.so the line is that the US felt 'terrorised' by acts that non-americans have committed.
right.
but how many people outside the US have felt 'terrorised' by acts that people in the US military / CIA have committed?
Its a cycle...
Thats what I meant...
To pinpoint someone and say 'you are a terrorist'
And for that to be a lisence to do what you want to them...That frightens me a great deal.
Who gets to decide who the 'terrorists' are frightens me.
Because from one point of view the terrorists are wherever the american admin says they are...
But from another point of view the terrorists are those who control the US military / CIA...
And...
Well...
The trouble is there would seem to be truth to it from both sides
When both sides are killing each otherAnd when will it stop?
I don't understand.
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