syberlion
syberlion's JournalWhy aren't these stories reported as terrorism?
Dictionary.com's definition of terrorism: the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
Granted, it looks like it was probably some unbalanced person. However, what sane person would strap a bomb to themselves and then detonate it (or light a bottle filled with a flammable liquid before tossing it)? When are we going to start calling these acts what they are, terrorism.
The point of their actions is to strike terror into people's lives, to cause disruption, to intimidate when their beliefs are put into question. They have no defensible argument, so they destroy, distract and push their agenda through bully tactics.
It's time to work towards actual debate and discussion, which is sorely lacking in this country. The right has worked since before Reagan to destroy the ability to have civil discourse. Consider the people running for the Republican slot; Newt, Willard and Frothy. A Race-Baiter, a robot and a Talibanelist. All we're going to get from them is talking points, period.
Funny how during the last administration any discussion was met with calls of being un-American, Communist, Socialist, etc. The foundation of this country was debate, discussion and compromise. When did we get to the point where people get violent if they don't see things going their way?
I listen to Randi Rhodes during the weekdays and a caller talked about Marshall McLuhan's statement that "the medium is the message". How can we have civil discourse with Rush on 600+ radio stations, doubling up in various markets, to where people begin to believe what Rush says is what everyone thinks. When the reality is closer to the majority thinks the exact opposite, they just don't get the chance to hear anything else (thank goodness for internet radio).
We've had a congresswoman shot in Arizona, a Texas Senator's office firebombed, an Arkansas Democratic congressman's pet cat killed with the word "liberal" scrawled on its body and left for his child to find and I am sure I can find more stories. We are teetering on a dangerous cliff which, in my opinion, could make pre-war Germany look like a musical.
We've allowed the bullies to intimidate us from rising up and getting rid of all these idiots we have in our state legislation. It's time to put them in their place, the dust-bin of history where they belong. It's time to demand we live in the 21st century, not the 5th century during the Dark Ages. This includes proper accessible health care for all including mental and dental health (When did teeth start costing so much?). 
Texas, we have to take this state back before we go the way of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Let's show these gerrymandering, black-box stuffing, back-room-dealing, one-percent-supporting, pro-death, anti-choice Republicans we can win despite any road-blocks they put up against the average Texan. There are much more of us then there are of them. Oh, and we can do it without using any violent tactics, just our words and our deeds.
Disruption of finishing off the rest of our rights
Interesting and not surprising it was a republican sponsored bill... They don't want "We the People" disrupting the dismantling of the Constitution as well as the bill of rights... You watch, they'll leave the 2nd amendment alone until they've polished off all the others. To be there to see the slack-jawed, empty-eyed shock when those under-informed Tea-baggers realize they've helped the monied elite destroy what the "founding fathers" built. I hope I never live to see that day.
They want to stop what happened in Wisconsin when the Gallery chanted, "Shame, Shame, Shame!" They want to stave off the Occupy movement form occupying the halls of Congress, the office buildings containing the office spaces of the members of Congress and the Senate.
They want to be able to arrest people for just coming into their offices, you know, that aren't wing-tip wearing, money carrying lobbyist. Having a constituent come in to take up time and disrupt the flow of lobby money, well that just can't happen!!! That's criminal!!!
No, what they are doing to our Constitution is criminal. The crooks and thieves are stealing us blind and at the same time, they are writing crimes into law. Meanwhile, the justified get arrested and the unjust continue to get paid to look the other way. It's broken and they keep ripping more and more threads from our flag.
Get the money out. It won't fix it, but it's a start. We the people have to overwhelm the ballot box so the black boxes will break under the weight of our indignation. You want justice? Find good honest people to run in local elections, school board, city council, state representative, etc. That's what they did for over 30 years, they (the republicans) worked a plan, started local, why do you think we have strict conservatives in the State School Board of Texas? Because they influence what goes in the textbooks, and other states buy those same textbooks.
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