Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of |
| From | Russ |
| Date | 2002-04-19 15:47 (2002-04-19 15:47) |
| Message-ID | <20020419094740.20665.00000842@mb-mq.aol.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | paulh |
In article <kpavbuge9qcbie6ecqmq4gussnp6859lpi@4ax.com>, paulh <paulh@fahncahn.com>writes:
paulhIt's obvious I have narrower definition of terrorism than you. Our main difference in appriach appears to be that you include certain elements of 'just war' into your definition of terrorism whereas I keep the two ideas pretty much separate. I don't know that there's anything inherently wrong with either approach, but I'm just trying to identify our differences.
Interestingly tho I don't think that the IRA sees(saw) itself as a Terrorist organisation, nor that their viewpoint is/was invalid (for them). I don't think the majority of them saw what they did as bad or evil but as something justified. I cannot prove them wrong with logic, either they aren't, or I don't have the ability, or there are always going to be diametrically opposed views of equal weight ..(I prefer the latter)..
Thus, now understand why you consider the IRA as a terrorist group. And you probably have a pretty good idea why I do not consider them a terrorist group (although I do think they were fighting an unjust war after they ended their ceasefire in January 1975)
Russ.
2002-03-30-
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