Do you know any terrorist organization in history that achieved something good with violence ?

Answer 1

Many actually. It's just that when the terrorists win their battle, they are latter seen as Patriots or heroes, not terrorists.

Answer 2

The very word "Good" is so subjective. For instance, Anarchist groups in the early twentieth century fomented violence that can be considered terrorist acts and some people (Not Me) think that the resulting Labor Unions are good.
The term "Terrorist" deserves to be better defined.
If legitimate troops of a legitimate state commit acts of violence in a war, it is not a terrorist act, it is war.
If members of a force conduct military operations and who wear distinctive uniforms or insignia delineating them as combatants and do not seek refuge among the civilian population, they are guerrillas or partisan rangers.
Combatants who do not wear uniforms or distinctive insignia
and hide among the civilian population are called insurgents or an underground.
Combatants who are like the insurgents but do not actually stage armed attacks rather use bombs and sabotage to attack targets in order to cause terror among a population and influence the government's decisions are terrorists.
There are differences. You can not just paint them all with a broad brush and be accurate.

Answer 3

Yes, England although today they are not seen as terrorists. History is told through those who write it and if you have the power to decide what is written then you will look like the saviour or hero of the story. You could add any country who "succeeded" through violence from USA to Russia.

Answer 4

This is very hard to determine, because the word "terrorist" is used by the media to only describe it's enemies. Anytime an ally of the U.S. commits a violent act, they will not be labeled "terrorists". They will be labeled "freedom fighters" or something equally positive. Therefore, even if any of these "terrorists" did do something good, it would probably not be paid any attention to.

Answer 5

In Literature, Robin Hood comes readily to mind. And from a British point of view, I would expect that the American Revolutionary Army was considered a terrorist organisation for much of it's existence!

Answer 6

The founders of the United States were considered traitors to England and would have been hung if England had won.

Since the revolutionaries won, the United States was born and they were heroes.

To the victors belong the spoils, as well as the right to write the history books.

Answer 7

ANC. One can debate the extent that passive or violent resisitance was instrumental in feeing south africa but free it is.

Also the Algerian terrorists removed the french.

The jews were pretty violent in search of homeland, Israel now exists

Answer 8

the blowing up of the USS Maine. it might have been a coal fire, or it might have been sabotage, if it was on purpose, it was obviously Cuban rebels trying to provoke war between Spain and the US. It worked, we went to war, and Cuba got its independence from Spain

Answer 9

I think the Huns did when they helped bring down the Roman empire

Answer 10

The ANC had a military wing. (apartheid south-africa)