Comments on: Was the Austin Plane Crash Domestic Terrorism?

By: thefixer

thefixer — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:12:22 +0000

I recall watching this on television with extreme reverence for this man, particularly, When I learned there were no casualties. Nothing wrong with watching an IRS building burn sky high on the nightly news, lol. Especially if no one was killed, which is of course a good thing.

By: thefixer

thefixer — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:07:51 +0000

that dude was fucking awesome

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:51:46 +0000

I doubt this qualifies as terrorism using your own definition. There was no goal (political or ideological) being pursued that this act was a coercive measure of. Instead, this is was the act of someone who believed they had run out of options and chose to make a rather selfish statement while ending their own life by attempting to hurt others who he believed had hurt him first.

By: NARFMAL

NARFMAL — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:02:52 +0000

The anthrax attacks were clearly a case of domestic terrorism.

By: RT

RT — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:16:32 +0000

Terra is dead on about how frequent domestic terrorism occurs. It really is incredible how frequently media organizations opt not to label domestic terrorism properly, probably because of a lot of systemic cultural bias. There shouldn’t have to be a debate (http://bit.ly/bSYpO2) about whether or not it’s terrorism.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:46:52 +0000

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By: Zilo

Zilo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:48:05 +0000

Enough of my armchair psychology though… well said. I agree.

By: Evan Kaufman

Evan Kaufman — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:29:24 +0000

My best guess is that he (Joseph Stack) was mentally disturbed, probably suffering from some form of schizophrenia that was probably too mild for anyone else to have noticed.

As a software developer myself, it doesn't surprise me. I've met and worked with a lot of brilliant people, and one of the most common traits among brilliant people is mental stability issues.

Of course, most of the time this is more along the lines of depression or bipolar disorders, rarely ever rendering said people a danger to anyone but themselves.

Enough of my armchair psychology though...

By: Terra

Terra — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:42:11 +0000

"Domestic Terrorism" happens more frequently than you think.

When some nutcase blows up an abortion clinic, or shoots an abortionist, that's domestic terrorism -- no matter what you think about the morality of abortion.

Anti-abortionists alone have committed 100s of acts of domestic terrorism, and that means real violence... even though the FBI loves to define "civil disobedience", cyberattacks, and relatively minor property destruction as terrorism as well.

Now, anti-abortionists, because of their widespread use of explosives, make the best "poster child", you'll find accusations of "domestic terrorism" regularly made against environmental activists (for instance, a guy who torched a few trucks), as well as anti-war and anti-corporate activists. (Heck, even some people I know were threatened with this label in connection with a 1999 cyberattack)

By: Sean Thomes

Sean Thomes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:06:02 +0000

of course it is. what will be interesting is if the talking heads at faux news call it that.