Some of his comments are way off, but in this video James Pence tries to redefine the word “terrorist”. Intriguing, isn’t it?
Full text: “If I was a terrorist and I wanted to destroy the American way of life, I wouldn’t use planes and bombs to kill folks. Hells bells! That is too risky. You might get caught or killed or both. Real terrorists get results, and then they lay the blame or can’t be found. So here is what I would do if I was a terrorist.
I would foreclose on millions of homes, you know, kick folks out of their houses. I would devalue the dollar so the price of everything would go up. I would outsource the jobs so they couldn’t find work. I would move the factories to foreign countries, you know, all the good fine factory jobs. I would make education unaffordable, you know, terrorists don’t like having educated people around. I would make healthcare difficult to get and let the insurance companies just get away with murder. I would listen to their telephone calls, monitor their E-mails, and use that information to really stick it to them. Then, I would give myself a big old tax cut, sit back in luxury, and watch them fight over the crumbs. But you know what? We live in the United States of America, thank you, Jesus, and the people that represent us would never ever let them get away with that. Would they? Would they?”
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Some of his comments are way off! Who is kidding who? There are no comments made here that are way off, not even a little off.
[Blog author comment: "Some of his links often may seem quite fare fetched, but let's face facts: if 'terrorism' is defined as acts profoundly 'undermining a stable society', what can be said about greedy banks who almost crashed the world's financial system, or a paranoid administration that started a devastating war based on lies?" I'm glad we agree this man posted a remarkable video"]
Comment by Robert M. Copley Sr. — April 27, 2008 @ 2:10 am
I agree with the video. Now, let’s go from the frying pan (with Bush) into the fire with Barrack Obma. Praise Allaha. Can’t wait to be wearing those Burka’s and being made property by men.
Actually a good book to read is by IBN WARRAQ, Why I Am NOT a Muslim.
[Blog author comment: "Ibn Warraq may well be an intelligent writer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Warraq), but this video is not about Muslims, Robin. James Pence refers to the "enemy inside" and the ambivalence when it comes to defining the word 'terrorist'."]
Comment by Robin Barnes — April 28, 2008 @ 7:25 pm
Robin,
I must comment on your comment. First, his name is spelled “Barack Obama.” Second, get your facts straight; he is NOT a Muslim. Third, it’s spelled “Allah,” not “Allaha.” And last, while Allah — the Arabic word for “God” — is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it also is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to “God.”
[Blog author comment:" Thanks for correcting the previous commenter Krissi. I'd never seen 'James Pence", but his attempt at redefining the word 'terrorism' apparently struck a chord.
Dictionary: 'Terrorism: 'the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; done through intimidation or coercion or by instilling fear." Makes you wonder, doesn't it?"]
Comment by Krissi D — May 1, 2008 @ 4:24 am
Your candid expression of american political reality is a breath of fresh air for sentient beings who have been hypnotized through the focus on fear and trachery this administration has spewed out. Yet somewhere there is a quiet place within the spirit that is aware of the lengths to which they will go to make an impression even if they abscond with our airlines to hyjack them electronically and cause harm which can be surgically projected onto boogeymen who act as means for accessing the key to national coffers, for what price pay ye for freedom? Not a pence. Freedom is bought by sweat and blood and the conviction of the masses. Whomever would sacrifice liberty for safety deserves neither. A wise man said “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, but when the government fears the people there is liberty.” A second chance to write a Constitution will not come and need not when the one we have is so perfectly complete.
[Blog author comment: "Jaye, your comment was much appreciated."]
Comment by Jaye S Parker — May 1, 2008 @ 11:48 am
Bravo, Jaye!
And to the blog author: I’d never seen a James Pence video either — not to my knowledge anyway. He has certainly made an intriguing video (and a pretty good case), which will either anger some or cause kudos. Whichever emotion it inspires, let’s hope it promotes discussion. No matter what party, religion, or culture one belongs to, we could all use a lot more communication and understanding and less acrimony and hate.
Comment by Krissi D — May 2, 2008 @ 6:34 am
please visit http://www.foavc.org
[Blog author comment: "Thanks for the link John"]
Comment by john de herrera — May 12, 2008 @ 8:30 am
["Blog author: you may find many more sites discussing this topic at different locations.
The War&Terrorism support group is one of these locations,
http://dailystrength.org/c/War-Terrorism-Violence/forum/3342345-if-i-were-terrorist
but you will find many more using Google."]
Comment by Peter - blog author — May 15, 2008 @ 3:07 am
Everyone’s known about these phenomena for the last 6 years. It’s all a fraud as Pence notes. At least half of America likes this lifestyle or they’d do something about it. The other half is shouted down. This isn’t even terrorism. It’s capitalism. “Money for nothin, yachts and condo’s for free”
Remember, some slaves like their chains and are lost without them. This makes them thankful for their puppet masters who believe there is an elite who should ‘run’ society.
Comment by Lewis Yang — May 26, 2008 @ 6:30 pm