Well to be honest...my original post didnt have anything to do with the initial question. Sorry about the ranting, but
To get the thread back on topic...
Were our Founding Fathers terrorists?
I would argue that no, they were not. Were they radicals, yes. Is this a debate about what the definition of terrorism is and how you would describe someone who is willing to fight for his or her ideals?
If a group of people tried any of these things today, they would be squashed Just look at them, disobeying the government's laws? Meeting and conspiring against the government? Destroying Government wares? Forming armed militias to combat the government? Hit and run guerrilla tactics?... Our country was founded by terrorists, and now our government would sooner call patriots terrorists than listen to their calls for reform.
I tend to disagree with this statement. The major fact that the reason we have this country today and the very freedoms we enjoy is because of those radical founding fathers. The quote above if read out of context could be used to describe the Blank Panthers, the KKK, or any other contra-government organization. The one thing missing from the statement is the ideals, and reasoning behind the very "terroristic" fashions in which they believed. They were being oppressed and needed their own freedoms and values to call their own and they accomplished that and gave us what we have today...well today we dont have the exact same thing, but some of the founding principles are here.
IMHO, when I think of terrorists I think of the Taliban, Al-Queda, Osama bin Laden, Al-zarquawi, Mohammed Farah Aidid, Hugo Chavez, ones that are pursuing
irrational goals by irrational means. Again, its just my opinion and we know how many of those there are out there.
Absolutely. I'm afraid of taking this too far into religious territory so if you're really interested in my beliefs let me know and I'll be happy to take it to PMs so this thread doesn't get locked.
oh, I will be PMing you when I get a chance, there is nothing I like more than a religious discussion