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And by the way, the use of Eastern European countries as my argument was about how their lesser welfare state did not cause civil unrest, and that Greece had a weakening economy that would drive riots, thus being a counterpoint to Hodgekins being radicalized over austerity measures. It is still...

Every time you veered off the topic, it was to try to bring up examples that were against my points. I said that people like Hodgekins aren't motivated by austerity but by violent rhetoric, and then you bring up the Austerity Riots. I bring up that he is committing terrorism, you bring up Oswald...

In the entire thread, I was merely defending my points. My points for austerity were within the realm of the discussion because I was saying they do not justify violence and were less likely going to motivate Hodgekin's actions. Regarding the whole terrorism debacle, it is related because I am...

I am aware he is dead, and that his brother is the current person in charge. Sure, referring to him in present tense can be confusing, true, but I was just bringing up a point. And by the way, if I am derailing the thread, you would be the one starting it. After all, I've only said that the...

Yeah, the definition says especially civilian targets. Castro is a leader of a military dictatorship that was established through a guerrilla war against one of our allies. Do you honestly expect any other country to not do the same when a bunch of insurgents take over their ally? Just imagine...

You do realize that very link I listed was in fact about that trip, which was not spurred by Castro wanting to help Eisenhower, but because a bunch of people in the press wanted to help him. Here is a quote from the source I gave you: His visit was never meant to be diplomatic to begin with...

Except I'm not justifying political violence whatsoever, so your entire point is moot. All politicians are civilians, and thus when a terrorist group is going after a politician, they are committing terrorism. You are defending someone who committed a terrorist act, I am not. No citizen is...

Golly gee, I wonder why? It's almost as if rioting in the streets gives people an excuse to give police better equipment! Maybe this wouldn't have happened if we didn't have a bunch of people running down the street armed because they think bashing the fash will do something? When people commit...

That is still a political aim, and thus, political violence. However, the government you are describing is not a true democracy (you cannot have democracy if some people cannot be vote due to disenfranchisement) and is more akin to oligarchy. Without that that detail, most people would try to...

Well yeah, he is, but last time I checked, Congress declares war and the most the President can do is direct officers. He's not like Castro who literally led a bunch of revolutionaries to go overthrow a US backed dictatorship. No, I'm saying he was a military target which makes it not...

All forms of political violence are an affront to democracy. Those who want to indulge in political violence are a threat to society and the civilians and there is no justification in the slaughter of any people within our society. Violence only has an end-goal of destruction and invites...

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure most people agree that Oswald is a terrorist and an assassin. Now, for Fidel Castro, from what I understand from the time, he was technically the leader of the military as well which technically makes him a military leader, not civilian. Plus, you...

I'm not being disingenuous here. You are defending a domestic terrorist, and there is no "wildly skewed definition". Just about any dictionary you open will say that terrorism is something as so: So please tell me, if Hodgekins went out and used an unlawful form of violence to go kill some...

There is no justification for any political violence, whether it be from cutting down the welfare state to the riots that have been happening at free speech rallies. If you can honestly justify any form of political violence (which is, by definition, terrorism), then you are defending terrorist...

I'd argue that we need strict regulation on the digital storage of private information on government organizations, NGOs and corporate entities that requires some form of encryption. Sadly, however, that sort of legislation probably won't happen. Plus, you know, obviously we don't need to care...