Comments on: Activism and Terrorism http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/activism_and_te_1.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick S. O'Donnell http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/activism_and_te_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-46836 Patrick S. O'Donnell Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:38:13 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/activism-and-terrorism.html#comment-46836 "we have reached a point at which the label "terrorist" is so overused and even abused (e.g., in the current presidential contest) as to lose its true meaning." All too true. For example, while I do not endorse their tactics, "eco-liberation" activists that burn down housing developments in the midst of construction or "animal rights" activists that break into laboratories and rescue animals should not be labeled terrorists. And who can forget that Nelson Mandela was until very recently on U.S. terrorism watch lists. Should anyone be interested, I recently assembled a manageable, transdisciplinary (psychological, legal, philosophical, etc.) bibliography on terrorism that I'll send upon request. “we have reached a point at which the label “terrorist” is so overused and even abused (e.g., in the current presidential contest) as to lose its true meaning.”

All too true. For example, while I do not endorse their tactics, “eco-liberation” activists that burn down housing developments in the midst of construction or “animal rights” activists that break into laboratories and rescue animals should not be labeled terrorists. And who can forget that Nelson Mandela was until very recently on U.S. terrorism watch lists.

Should anyone be interested, I recently assembled a manageable, transdisciplinary (psychological, legal, philosophical, etc.) bibliography on terrorism that I’ll send upon request.

]]> By: Logical Extremes http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/activism_and_te_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-46835 Logical Extremes Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:19:20 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/activism-and-terrorism.html#comment-46835 IANAL, and I'm a little confused about the status of the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments these days. Would someone please clue me in? IANAL, and I’m a little confused about the status of the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments these days. Would someone please clue me in?

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