Ala V for Vendetta... The Follow Up Question

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but are, for example, the fedayeen. they keep on saying that they were not terrorists but they do things for peace or whatever (will of god?). and some asserts that what they do is for the liberation of the people. on their way into liberating people, they murder alot. can we consider them as terrorists? or shall we take their words viz. they are not?

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Hi Paolo!

Thanks for your follow-up question.

Use of terms apply only within a group who share the same belief on things and their definition of things would be different from those existing outside their group. If we would use our definition of terrorism, they would definitely be terrorist. But in their consensus belief, what they do is not terrorism and is an act of heroism.

Do we need to take their word for it? We can but I doubt that we would. Our belief system is always based on how external events affect us internally and no matter how those involved project themselves to the public, we will see them as how they have affected us.

For me, these bombings and mass killings around us are all crazy. I know that whoever is doing this has a reason for doing so and I know he believes that what he's doing is reasonable.

We may or may not agree. The point is, your stand is always based on how a certain incident affects you regardless of the motives or reasons behind it for happening.

Hope I answered it clearly!

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