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In reply to the discussion: Remember George Galloway? Badly beaten in street assault in London [View all]Threedifferentones
(1,070 posts)When a state uses violence to force people to comply it is called war or policing. When a non-state actor does the same it is terrorism. So, when the Israelis kill thousands of Palestinians and terrify the remaining millions it is a "war." But, when the Palestinians kill a few Israelis it is terrorism, even if there is proof positive that large Israeli crowds are gathering on hillsides to watch the destruction in Gaza, apparently unafraid.
I don't know shit about Mr. Galloway, but for many of us this bias of war vs. terrorism is unethical and dishonest. The most terrifyingly violent and powerful groups on the planet are not terrorists, which somehow seems wrong to me. If George Galloway agrees with that, then I would say he is correct at least some of the time.