American revolutionaries: terrorists? |
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 Oct 7 2004, 02:23 AM
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 The Return of Sathington Willoughby.  Group: Member Posts: 313 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,724  |
during the revolutionary war, americans were labelled as terrorists under the British Terrorism Laws, which stated that any violent insubordination qualified as terrorism. I would argue that they were indeed terrorists of a sort, one example being the boston tea party. They are fighting for their freedom from an imperialistic overseas power and that is exactly what the terrorists of the middle east are doing, except with far less pleasant techniques. What do you bastards say?
i feel like this is going to garner a healthy amount of flames. |
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Oct 9 2004, 04:28 PM
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I don't believe so. About 85% of the people in England were poor and were going to be poor for the rest of their lives.
That's why the colonies in the New World were havens for the "worthy poor", namely Georgie under James Oglethorpe. The fact is, the revolutionaries had a decent cause. The terrorists in the middle east blow up infrastructure for political gain, rather, a fear factor. Decent causes/malicious causes are what I believe draw the line between terrorists and revolutionaries. |
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strice American revolutionaries: terrorists? Oct 7 2004, 02:23 AM
sadolakced acid they were indeed terrorists.
the revolutionary ... Oct 7 2004, 10:43 AM sikdragon The losers in war are always terrorists. The winne... Oct 8 2004, 11:18 AM synkro QUOTE(sikdragon @ Oct 8 2004, 8:18 AM)The los... Oct 8 2004, 11:21 AM sikdragon England wasnt then. They are challenging a greater... Oct 8 2004, 11:24 AM Retrogressive totally correct silkdragon:
I had a qoute like tha... Oct 8 2004, 11:31 AM synkro QUOTE(sikdragon @ Oct 8 2004, 8:24 AM)England... Oct 8 2004, 11:44 AM Retrogressive its only terror if you're on the recieving end... Oct 9 2004, 02:07 AM synkro QUOTE(Retrogressive @ Oct 8 2004, 11:07 PM)it... Oct 9 2004, 08:16 AM sikdragon It doesnt matter, the pen holders labeled american... Oct 9 2004, 08:41 PM ComradeRed "Whenever the legislators attempt to take awa... Oct 11 2004, 07:19 PM lilazneye10 QUOTEEngland wasnt then. They are challenging a gr... Oct 14 2004, 12:47 AM helian yes, they were terrorists. they lived in england... Oct 14 2004, 06:08 PM ComradeRed Yes, but the law was unjust.
The American colonie... Oct 14 2004, 09:03 PM sadolakced acid you, CrackedRearView, are biased because you are a... Oct 17 2004, 01:36 AM ComradeRed QUOTE(CrackedRearView @ Oct 9 2004, 4:28 PM)D... Oct 17 2004, 02:28 PM someflipguy QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Oct 17 2004, 2:28 PM)Both ... Oct 20 2004, 10:12 AM
ComradeRed No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriot... Oct 22 2004, 10:05 PM |
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