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SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of
FromRuss
Date2002-04-17 22:27 (2002-04-17 22:27)
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In article <cshrbusk7qqbjaipvigr9cf0fs6smlqidn@4ax.com>, paulh <paulh@fahncahn.com>writes:

paulh
I try and stay away from the definition issue cos, as you say, its very difficult to cover every base without having a massive list of criteria.

Then it's impossible to have a discussion without understanding what the other guy is talking about. I still have no idea why you think the IRA are terrorists but the French resistence were not. You may disagree with my logic but you can at least understnad how I got from A to B.

I just dont see how a non-military organisation supported by a minority part of a community (altho the very community itself is debateable) can be freedom fighters,

So if a majority abuses a minority, that minorty has no right to defend itself through the use of violence? Assuming arguendo, German Jews set up a resistence movement. Would they have been justified in using violence (such as bombing government buildings, assassinating Nazi's, including civilian Nazis) against the Nazi state?

whereas a similar organisation supported by the majority of the community is terrorists. If neither is part of a governmental body, neither goes into open combat with uniform, both break the laws, both kill people on the other side...then they're both terrorists.. And the Army isn't.

What you again seem to be saying is that a terrorist is any non-uniformed combatant against a recognized state?

Russ