kalikshama -> RE: If You are Afraid of Muslims.......... (5/12/2011 2:32:05 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic so a terrorist is only a terrorist if they bomb the USA? That explains a lot[8|] February 19, 2010 Apparently, You're Only a Terrorist if You're a Muslim The details of yesterday's tragedy in Austin, Texas were nerve rattling, if for no other reason than that it resembled the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Joseph Stack, a disgruntled computer software engineer, flew a small plane into the IRS office building in Austin, killing at least one person and setting the building aflame. The attack bore all the marks of a terrorist attack: Stack left behind a note detailing a cogent political philosophy and justifying the use of violence to uphold that philosophy. He excoriated the government for serving the wealthy at the expense of the poor and middle class, and expressed political views in line with those of the populist tea-party movement and certain elements of the left. If we're comparing this to al-Quaeda, Stack's attack definitely qualifies as terrorism. However, yesterday found the media reluctant to label this incident an act of terrorism. What's the difference between this attack and the radical Islamic ones that inundate the news everyday? Well, for one, the guy wasn't a Muslim. The media's delicate handling of this story demonstrates that "terrorism" has become disentangled from its true definition, and has come to characterize only Islamic related violence. It says a lot about how America views the legitimacy of Muslim resistance to Western geopolitical hegemony, and Islam in general.
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