| When a person commits an act today that relies on | | | | fact, throw out a great deal of hypothetical situations, |
| force or violence, without being condoned by a | | | | but before I do, one must understand that I am not |
| government or established rule, itis commonly call a | | | | stretching the rules of relaity or social organization. |
| "terrorist act," committed by "terrorists" or "militants." | | | | Harriet Tubman is a terrorist as much as Adolf Hitler |
| When a person commits a forceful or violent act, | | | | was only a military ruler, the first equalled to Osama |
| though, under the rule and order of a government or | | | | Bin Laden and the second equaled to George Bush, as |
| established rule, condoned by the leaders of that | | | | far as the their titles go.Consider the imprisonment of |
| government, it is called a "militaristic act." Prior to the | | | | people never given the right to a fair hearing or to |
| election of the National Socialist Party in pre-Nazi | | | | council, in the United States. This is currently the |
| Germany, the few secluded violent acts committed by | | | | situation as it is to detained prisoners in Cuba by the |
| anti-semites were considered vulgar acts of injustice, | | | | U.S. government. An attempt to liberate those |
| committed by political and religious militants, or | | | | prisoners, by tearing down the walls of the prison, |
| "terrorists." Once the National Socialist Party occupied | | | | would be considered a terroristic act. In fact, I imagine it |
| the majority positions in the legislature and executive | | | | may be called treasonous, so that the government can |
| branches of German government, violence committed | | | | prosecute with the possibility of the death penalty. But, |
| against the Jews was no longer considered a | | | | in fact, is it deniable that these "terrorists" are simply |
| "terroristic act," -- in fact, it was considered a "militaristic | | | | and actually fulfilling the ideas of the U.S. Constitution -- |
| act," accepted, supported, even funded and led by the | | | | ideas which have been willingly betrayed by the U.S. |
| government. Once the Nazi Party was in power, all | | | | government. What would the result of the capture of |
| acts that supported the liberation and welfare of the | | | | these "terrorists" be? Certainly, imprisonment, possibly |
| persecuted Jews was considered an act of terrorism; | | | | death. But, if the courts uphold the rights of these |
| such people who do this being called "terrorists," | | | | detainees, what is the result? Will American politicians |
| "vandals," and even "traitors." Harriet Tubman was also | | | | be indicted? Certainly not. It was fit to indict and charge |
| considered a terrorist, whose acts of force were | | | | the Nazi party members after World War II, the |
| directed towards liberating the enslaved black race. | | | | Nuremburg Trials, but that is irrelevant: they were |
| The government would change. Individuals now whose | | | | charged by another government, but the U.S. |
| actions are towards murdering or harming blacks are | | | | governm'nt is just as guilty as crimes against humanity |
| considered "terrorists." To call Osama Bin Laden a | | | | -- but, to the great regret of all good, decent peolpe, |
| terrorist is equally justified as calling Harriet Tubman a | | | | the U.S. government is not crumbling. Even worse, the |
| terrorist, as much as it may displease people and their | | | | U.S. government structure does not allow a system of |
| cultural prejudice, since the government and media has | | | | checks or balances against elected officials, except |
| done all that it can to convince us that terrorism | | | | against each other. The public is left at the mercy of |
| opposes liberty, when one of the greatest terrorists | | | | rapists and murderers.While some Anarchists view all |
| was also oneof the greatest liberators. Perhaps the | | | | states as equal in their injustice, I feel a bit more |
| best example to illustrate the point I am making is to | | | | open-minded. Certainly, the elected governments of |
| describe Adolf Hitler in this way: "A terrorist, until he | | | | Europe were more just than the Nazi state of Europe, |
| became accepted -- then just a ruler of a | | | | and certainly the state of Czarist Russia and the |
| nation."Understand here, that I am making no pardoning | | | | U.S.S.R. were with less equaity and peace than many |
| plea for Adolf Hitler and his ways. This is not a | | | | elected, and even unelected, governments. While a |
| pardoning plea for Nazis; it is an indictment of | | | | king's injustice to rule over a people is wrong, just like |
| government.The initial response of anyone to these | | | | an elected president's injustice to rule over a people is |
| string of facts is that the term "leader" versus | | | | wrong, the later is somewhat more susceptible to |
| "terrorist" is neither positive or negative, but completely | | | | desirable results for the people. A government that |
| neutral. The only thing these terms can indicate is that | | | | allows itself to be checked by the public will remove |
| an individual does not use passive acts of resistance | | | | corruption and injustice with a greater efficiency. |
| to accomplish the change they desire in society. The | | | | Unfortunately, the United States government, as well |
| government's claims that Osama Bin Laden is a | | | | as other Western World Republics, does not allow this |
| "terrorist" and not a "leader" is not different from stalin's | | | | at all. While our government does allow a system of |
| regime calling the freedom fighters "terrorists" and not | | | | checking, it solely exsits between elected government |
| "leaders." Similarly, the governments' claims that | | | | officials.If government officials violate the law or |
| George Bush is a "nation leader" and not a "terrorist" | | | | Constitution through their power, they are exempt from |
| are no different thank the claims that Mussolini is "just | | | | prison. Only for the ruling class (or the Capitalist class) |
| a military leader" and not a terrorist. The only differente | | | | is this exemption present. But when private citizens |
| between the terms is that one is popularly accepted | | | | commit acts which upheld or defend the law, or the |
| while the other is not.The unfortunate fact of the | | | | Constitution, or highest law (the will of the people), they |
| matter is that governments have committed just as | | | | are prosecuted, jailed, and killed. No torture mechanism |
| horrible acts against the innocent and peaceful as | | | | has been withheld. Individuals who oppose the cruelty |
| terrorists have, and even worse, the reverse is true. | | | | and inhumanity of government officials are given no |
| Terrorists have liberated, freed millions, doing all in their | | | | justice within the system. Yet once government |
| power to break the chains of bondage to everyone in | | | | oppresses the freedom of the poor, or the minorities |
| any unjust slavery -- as some government's have. It | | | | they are exempt from, any sort of imprisonment or |
| quite simply is a meaningless term.All of this being | | | | punishment. National Militarism and Domestic Terrorism |
| understood, we must consider modern acts of | | | | are different only by which is approved by an |
| "terrorism." While any act committed by the popular | | | | established power. The greatest reform government |
| group, using force, is known as a military act, any act | | | | could accomplish would be its absolution, but that day |
| committed by an unpopular, underground group, | | | | may be far ahead of us. Until that day, I believe that |
| through force is known as a terroristic act (the | | | | government officilias must take legal responsibility for |
| underground French army that revolted against | | | | all their acts, and that those who uphold justice by |
| German Nazis, for example). So, by wwhat method is | | | | breaking the law must be allowed to defend |
| one group effectively established? The methods by | | | | themselves. People who have attended protests are |
| which a government is chosen hav varied through the | | | | beaten, raped, pepper sprayed, shot with rubber bullets, |
| ages and diversified through the regions. There is the | | | | and murdered. The cops who oppress freedom of |
| typical method of a leader gaining his support through | | | | speech may be upholding the law of tyrants, but they |
| military power, as a king, monarch, despot, or dictator. | | | | are doing everything they can to depress the spirit of |
| The other method of establishing power is through | | | | people to live freely. While protestors sit in jail cells for |
| election, wheret he people choose their king, only he is | | | | years for expressing their opinion, labelled as |
| called a president, chancellor, or prime minister. In some | | | | "terrorists," cops continue their onslaught on people and |
| cases, these systems are combined, or diversified, or | | | | are called, "the law." The system is inherently unjust |
| both. A house of representatives or two, may have | | | | and the good people will do all we can to fight it.That |
| two ways of being elected (such as the U.S. has a | | | | one day, we may be free. Life,Punkerslut (or Andy |
| Congress and House of Representatives), but the | | | | Carloff) has been writing essays and poetry on social |
| central executive power may be a king.In our | | | | issues which have caught his attention for several |
| civilization, I find it unfortunate that so much trust and | | | | years. His website provides a complete list of all of |
| loyalty would be placed with government. The reasons | | | | these writings. His life experience includes |
| why people do so is because their media is draped in | | | | homelessness, squating in New Orleans and LA, |
| the cloak of government influence. The reason why | | | | dropping out of high school, getting expelled from |
| anyone doubts the government is also obvious, | | | | college for "subversive activities," and a myriad of |
| because some intelligent works slipped through the | | | | other revolutionary actions. |
| barriers to willing and open-minded individuals. I can, in | | | | |