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Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas

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Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 24, 2018 at 6:03 am
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 24, 2018 at 10:20 am
“What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be.”

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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 24, 2018 at 10:35 am
(March 24, 2018 at 10:20 am)mlmooney89 Wrote:
(March 24, 2018 at 6:03 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: So we have to see how things shake out. Worse to incorrectly label someone a textbook terrorist than to wait to see if he actually fits the bill.

He terrorised one of the biggest cities in America, he is a terrorist.

I think the defining factors for terrorism is that it needs to be motivated by an ideology - like religious or political for example. My guess is it was political, but we'll just have to wait and see.
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 9:23 am
(March 24, 2018 at 10:20 am)mlmooney89 Wrote:
(March 24, 2018 at 6:03 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: So we have to see how things shake out. Worse to incorrectly label someone a textbook terrorist than to wait to see if he actually fits the bill.

He terrorised one of the biggest cities in America, he is a terrorist.

B doesn't automatically follow from A when the normal definitions are used. Emotionally your statement works, but situational definitions of words leads to chaos in communications.
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 11:09 am
I have to agree with your post, Sama, but I do also think this guy was very likely a terrorist. I can't think of a single bomber who wasn't motivated by an ideology.
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 1:21 pm (This post was last modified: March 25, 2018 at 1:23 pm by Athene.)
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 1:41 pm (This post was last modified: March 25, 2018 at 1:51 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 3:20 pm
(March 25, 2018 at 11:09 am)Shell B Wrote: I have to agree with your post, Sama, but I do also think this guy was very likely a terrorist. I can't think of a single bomber who wasn't motivated by an ideology.

True, but political purposes are the litmus test for "Terrorist". I remember seeing the news back when I was a midget and they spoke of "terrorism" and then explained it because it was a new idea. (Reportage was from Algeria at that time.)
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 4:07 pm
To be fair, I think of any killer that is clearly derange or troubled as deranged or troubled, no matter their skin color. I do have little doubt this kid was suffering from some kind of mental issue. He blew a bomb up that was in his lap. That doesn't mean he's not also a terrorist, if it is determined that he was.

Sama, religious purposes are also considered terrorism. I see little difference between religion and politics when it comes to terrorism.
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RE: Three Separate Package Explosions Reported In Texas
March 25, 2018 at 4:51 pm
(March 25, 2018 at 4:07 pm)Shell B Wrote: To be fair, I think of any killer that is clearly derange or troubled as deranged or troubled, no matter their skin color.  



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