17 Nov 2003 amars   » (Journeyer)

I checked and determined that the word, "patrioterrorism" does not yet exist, or at least, has not made it's way into common usage, so i'm taking the opportunity to take credit for it's definition. However, it can be seen in two ways, depending on your perspective. Some could call what we do overseas acts of patrioterrorism, as thousdands of soldiers commit acts of terrorism in the name of their own country. The other way to look at it, is in times of the USA PATRIOT Act and Victory Act, a patrioterrorist, or act of patrioterrorism is a patriot labeled a terrorist for standing up against the government and speaking out against it.

The United States Government is very much actively monitoring it's citizens and political groups for signs of "terrorism," the FBI and other organizations have been attending peaceful assemblies of politically-minded organizations for the purpose of monitoring them. In these times when you are either with us or against us, those who oppose things like the USA PATRIOT Act and VICTORY Act can easily be labeled anti-american by assholes in high positions and a history of political dissent can be enough of a reason to raise suspicion as a terrorist.

Under the USA PATRIOT Act and VICTORY Act, there is a fine line between patriot and terrorist.

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