Please no long religious rants. I'd like as close to your honest opinion on this topic as possible.
2006-06-28 13:03:23 · 17 answers · asked by Mama Otter 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Alyalyaly...tisk tisk tisk. there are no stupid questions but there are some really idiotic answers. Did you understand the question? It had nothing to do with jingoism.
2006-06-28 13:24:29 · update #1
Oh, I am pleased! There are some excellent answers in here! How can I make a decision!
2006-06-28 13:26:47 · update #2
No difference depends on who is talking.
A patriot can be a terrorist a terrorist can be a patriot
2006-06-28 13:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Slim 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
There is no definite difference, these things are not opposites. A patriot is someone who believes and supports their country ardently. A terrorist is someone who uses fear to enact a desired response from a person/people. These things are not polar opposites or necessary directly or inversely related. Terrorists do not have to be nationalist, they do not have to be from a specific country or even be political. A person robbing a bank threatening people with a gun or a bomb for money is a terrorist, just like someone doing the same thing to a group of people to get them to vote a specific way or to hijack a facility. And patriots can be supporters of any country, there are patriots in Canada, the US, Mexico, Germany, Iraq. Anyone who supports the greater good, or what they believe to be the greater good of their country could be called a patriot. FURTHERMORE, a person who believes whole-heartedly in their country, and feels that it justified to use ANY means, including fear tactics and threats, to get more people to support their idea, could become a terrorist.
2006-06-28 13:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by nt326 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The literal definition of terrorism is using fear to attain a political goal.
The US & Israel are the two most violent terroristic nations on the planet.
Patriotism has nothing to do with it. The word "terrorist" is misused by the terrorists in Washington and Tel Aviv to deflect attention from their own terrorism.
2006-06-28 13:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been all over the world and spent years in the Middle East. It depends on where you were born. That's where you are "programed". Depends on which side of the fence you are on. As a American, born in Southern California, I am lucky. I call it "The Privileged of Birth". So I would say there is not much difference.
2006-06-28 13:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by Hubie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A patriot is someone who believes in their country, but will only back it up with force if the country is under attack. A terrorist will attack innocent people (women and children) at will, with no thought as to the innocents, and will use force whenever convenient. A terrorist believes more in their own dogma, than what is good for the whole country.
2006-06-28 13:06:53 · answer #5 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A terrorist is a person who commits crimes against civilians. A patriot does not necessarily engage in violent activity, but when (s)he does it is against military targets. If, at any point, the violence is directed towards civilians, then the "patriot" is a terrorist. Also, IMHO, any person that commits violence in the name of a religion is a terrorist.
2006-06-28 13:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by A Person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-15 09:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by dubinsky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patriot defends ones country with honor, terrorist in dishonor
2006-06-28 13:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by beek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
terrorism is an act. patriotism is a state of mind.
patriotism can certainly be expressed through terrorism.
but a patriot might love their country without ever doing anything about it. and a terrorist might just do awful things because they enjoy doing them.
2006-06-28 13:06:17 · answer #9 · answered by alguien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there is a difference, thats a stupid question. Think about a country other than the US if you're biased... somebody to who loyal to their country and loves it is a patriot. Someone who enacts terror on some one or a group of people. Have you heard of jingoism? That might be what you're trying to say but are failing.
2006-06-28 13:07:24 · answer #10 · answered by allyallyally222 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋