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Topic: Can there be terrorism without a media?
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Sat 01/15/11 04:40 PM
If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?


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Sat 01/15/11 04:48 PM

If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?




lol... it only counts if someone hears it....and depends on who blew it up and why... if it muslims, yes, terror all the way, if it was the US operation, then it was for our freedom...if was the chinese, then it is an act of war...

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Sat 01/15/11 04:51 PM




....and depends on who blew it up and why...




If no one knows it happend then it doesn't seem to matter who or why. Somewhere, on the other side of the world, some nut is hurting a person from the west because he wants to cause me terror. He is failing because I don't have my TV on.

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Sat 01/15/11 04:58 PM
It would be terrorism to the Owner of the cabin. But to everyone else it would be some nut blowing crap up.

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Sat 01/15/11 04:59 PM

If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?




If they claim to have blown it up for a cause that is what makes it terrorism.

And the tree that falls in the forest still makes a sound.laugh

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Sat 01/15/11 05:00 PM

It would be terrorism to the Owner of the cabin. But to everyone else it would be some nut blowing crap up.


So the way to beat the terrorest is to be very quiet and not report their acts of violence?

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Sat 01/15/11 05:00 PM





....and depends on who blew it up and why...




If no one knows it happend then it doesn't seem to matter who or why. Somewhere, on the other side of the world, some nut is hurting a person from the west because he wants to cause me terror. He is failing because I don't have my TV on.


if it's not your cabin, then it is not causing you terror...only if you let it cause you terror

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Sat 01/15/11 05:01 PM
Edited by Samantha_Q on Sat 01/15/11 05:02 PM


And the tree that falls in the forest still makes a sound


Actually, it makes a sound wave. If there's no ears around to catch the sound wave then no sound is heard.
If no one knows the terrorest made a statement then he can't be very terrifying.

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Sat 01/15/11 05:11 PM
Terrorism will happen with or without the media.

The thing is the media profits from sensationalization, drama, and fear.

Sadly terrorism is America's new blood sport. Its us Against the World!

Really it always will be us against the Lunatic fringe everywhere in life you go!

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Sat 01/15/11 05:12 PM

Terrorism will happen with or without the media.


I think it's the media reporting on an act of violence which makes the act of violence a terrorest act.
I think the media helps create terrorist

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Sat 01/15/11 05:15 PM


Terrorism will happen with or without the media.


I think it's the media reporting on an act of violence which makes the act of violence a terrorest act.
I think the media helps create terrorist


With no enemy there is no need to fear. make up an enemy and you got a great story people will listen too.

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Sat 01/15/11 05:41 PM
terrorism does not need a media - just witnesses

terrorism via intimidation predates modern man

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Sat 01/15/11 05:42 PM
Can there be terrorrism without media?

I'm not sure...

Does the media hijack planes?

Does the media attach bombs to their backs and wade into crowds.

Does the media?

They simply report. Some with a left lean some with a right... But they do just report.

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Sat 01/15/11 05:47 PM

If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?



Terrorist are not going to blow up a log cabin in the forrest (unless by accident while mixing their bomb).

It would surve them no purpose... No impact to rest of the world... equals no terror applied to anyone but the log cabin.

A lone gunman in AZ attempting to kill people was not an act of terrorism and no amount of wishing will make it so...

It was an act purpetrated simply to kill and get rid of some percieved frustration.

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Sat 01/15/11 05:56 PM

Can there be terrorrism without media?

I'm not sure...

Does the media hijack planes?

Does the media attach bombs to their backs and wade into crowds.



Does "terror" hijack planes?

Terrorism is what results when a violent act is reported. I can not be terrorized by a bunch of terrorist if I know nothing of their actions. True, they could come to my home and terrorize me individually but I don't think the terrorest will get too far traveling around America terrorizing one person at a time.
Without the media the terrorest would be powerless.

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Sat 01/15/11 06:01 PM


Can there be terrorrism without media?

I'm not sure...

Does the media hijack planes?

Does the media attach bombs to their backs and wade into crowds.



Does "terror" hijack planes?

Terrorism is what results when a violent act is reported. I can not be terrorized by a bunch of terrorist if I know nothing of their actions. True, they could come to my home and terrorize me individually but I don't think the terrorest will get too far traveling around America terrorizing one person at a time.
Without the media the terrorest would be powerless.

Balderdash...

Without the media people would be unaware of what was happening... Wouldn't the terrorist just love that...

When you wake up one morning to gunmen holding the viel you must now wear and screeming at you 'dont eyeball me woman... bow yeild kneil... You have an education... Get in the firing squand line woman... You are not allowed to be educated.'


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Sat 01/15/11 06:07 PM

If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?




Striking fear in the masses is the definition of terrorism. If there are no mass of people at the cabin in the woods then it would not be terrorism.
With media coverage or without media coverage you can not have terrorism without terrorizing the masses.

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Sat 01/15/11 06:20 PM
ter·ror·ism   /ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/ Show Spelled
[ter-uh-riz-uhm] Show IPA

–noun
1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.


Now how would blowing up a cabin in the woods be relative to that definition?

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Sat 01/15/11 06:21 PM
Edited by Fanta46 on Sat 01/15/11 06:23 PM


If a terrorist blows up a log cabin in a forrest and CNN doesn't cover it, is it terror, or just a random act of violence?



Terrorist are not going to blow up a log cabin in the forrest (unless by accident while mixing their bomb).

It would surve them no purpose... No impact to rest of the world... equals no terror applied to anyone but the log cabin.

A lone gunman in AZ attempting to kill people was not an act of terrorism and no amount of wishing will make it so...

It was an act purpetrated simply to kill and get rid of some percieved frustration.


Yes!
That was terrorism by the definition.

He took more people out or wounded them than most suicide bombers. The only difference is he didn't blow himself up.

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Sat 01/15/11 06:21 PM



Without the media people would be unaware of what was happening... Wouldn't the terrorist just love that...



They'd hate it. The terrorest go for the media hype. Terrorest don't kill in the dark. Terrorest don't hurt people in Junction City Kansas, they go for New York City, where the worlds media lives.

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