Of course, they have the option of
living a life that comports with Islam.
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living a life that comports with Islam.
muhammad_isa
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No .. these labels are political in nature.
The IRA was/is a "terrorist organization" .. but currently, they are part of the political structure of
both Northern Ireland and Irish Republic.
..and incidentally, the IRA had a lot of support in the US, at a time when they were bombing
mainland England.
..so these labels are political. Naturally, a nation's own army can't be considered "terrorists", whatever
amount of bombing they do.
Today when was coming to my work comes to my mind this idea.No .. these labels are political in nature.
The IRA was/is a "terrorist organization" .. but currently, they are part of the political structure of
both Northern Ireland and Irish Republic.
..and incidentally, the IRA had a lot of support in the US, at a time when they were bombing
mainland England.
..so these labels are political. Naturally, a nation's own army can't be considered "terrorists", whatever
amount of bombing they do.
So Americans were terrorists when they were fighting against British colonial!!
At the time of the American Revolution, I'm sure many people thought of them that way. They may not have used the word "terrorist," though.
No .. these labels are political in nature.
The IRA was/is a "terrorist organization" .. but currently, they are part of the political structure of
both Northern Ireland and Irish Republic.
..and incidentally, the IRA had a lot of support in the US, at a time when they were bombing
mainland England.
..so these labels are political. Naturally, a nation's own army can't be considered "terrorists", whatever
amount of bombing they do.
Well, you know the old saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." But even then, it might be conditional based on how they fight and the kinds of targets they pick. In modern times, there's an underlying insinuation that terrorists are actually cowards. Even if they have righteous grievances.
It's like, a kid who is bullied and wants to fight back but is either too weak or too scared to take on the bully directly. So, he goes and beats up the bully's grandmother instead, just to show how tough he is.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Right .. and we are expected to believe that Israel and its backers, are fighting "a just war", with
the killing of women and children being collateral damage, and its mass destruction of residential
property as "fair game".
No .. no nation likes to be threatened by dissidents .. military force is part of the response, but
diplomatic/political discourse becomes essential for sustained peace.
Do you feel the same way about wars in which Muslims won?
I agree with peaceful, diplomatic solutions. Ideally, I'd like to think that we should all be able to coexist with each other, regardless of whatever differences might exist. I realize that's not very realistic, but only because I know that too many people tend to be egotistical and irresponsible hotheads.
I see a lot of that here in America, and I'm sure it's a phenomenon which can be found everywhere on earth. There are people here who say things like "bomb them back to the stone age." But then they speak of "collateral damage" as if it was just some unfortunate "accident." But few people seem to believe that it's any kind of "accident."
Diplomats are also politicians, and politicians are rarely honest. That, along with so many accident-prone military forces operating out there, the chances for sustained peace seem somewhat gloomy at this point.