Also, please define other terms you may use when explaining terrorism, such as "civilian."
Oh, & I'm not looking for what nations/groups you believe fit your definition; I'm just interested in finding out what various people believe constitutes terrorism.
2006-08-15 00:52:24 · 12 answers · asked by KDdid 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
This is what I have come up with, but I'm looking forward to read the other answers to your question. Hopefully you get some serious ones.
Terrorism = Random violence against unsuspecting, innocent people with the purpose of creating a general state of fear. Such a state of fear - in the conviction of the terrorists - will open the road toward realizing their goals, whatever these may be.
2006-08-15 01:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Terrorism by definition is the commital of an act intended to strike fear into a population. It may or may NOT involve causing destruction, death or harm to persons. It's ultimate aim is to scare. For example the IRA rather than blow things up went through a period of merely setting off incendiaries inside department stores in the Xmas run-up period. No lives were really endangered but the resultant fires however big or small struck fear into Xmas shoppers in England for a couple of years.
Anybody can be a "terrorist" be they civilian, militant, soldier, politician as it is defined by the act or more the "desired result" rather than any specific demograph. The idiot who leaves a hand written note about a bomb in the pocket of the airline seat when he leaves a jet has by definition committed an act of terrorism.
Interestingly... regardless of numbers killed or structures destroyed the terrorist is powerless without the news media to put his or her act into the living rooms of the nation. The bomber or whatever might murder a group of people or destroy a building but they are not the one actually scaring the nation are they???
2006-08-15 01:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by cosmick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fast answer is that terrorism is the intentional killing of civilians for a political reason. Terrorism isn't in hassle-free terms the area of non-state actors, like Al Qeada, yet in addition states which kill disproportionate quantity of civilians of the different side. An occasion is the U. S. dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki; nevertheless justified, weapons of mass destruction are consistently terrorist in nature. in addition to, the term "terrorism," like the "drug conflict" is a term used to justify undesirable foreign places coverage.
2016-09-29 07:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by vishvanath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
terrorism is an act in which a person or group commits to disrupt or destroy soceity for their own gain.
2006-08-15 01:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by gorillaguth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or government.
2006-08-15 01:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by shaggy 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
People who violently bring harm to others with the aim to disrupt society, or to force their believes on others.
2006-08-15 00:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by meiguanxi :) 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Attempting to control the masses through fear. This fear can be inspired by mass killings, or other disturbing attacks, or through manipulation of the media, etc.
2006-08-15 01:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by John J 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
First, a terrorist is a person who commits terrorism.
A terrorist is someone who forces another person to do something they do not want to do.
Terrorism is the act committed by a terrorist to force others to do what they do not want to do by committing vile, violent action, and harm to others.
May Allah give all terrorists the gifts they deserve!
2006-08-15 01:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
against government acts....
2006-08-15 01:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by ress 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People who drives planes into towers
2006-08-15 00:58:12 · answer #10 · answered by leebeeguy 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋