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The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion
(www.cnbc.com)
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But it won’t accomplish much, we have terrorism (or freedom fighters depending on your side) as is and the ruling class isn’t swayed
"Terrorism" is a nonsense word. State terror forces who exist to brutalize and terrorize populations into stillness so much like the fucking grave are never terrorists. If I post myself consentually making out with another adult I find hot, I'd be one in like fifteen time zones.
Its nonsense, and if we want to go to the 'real' definition of terrorism; using violence to scare people into your agenda; that's literally all a state is.
Not raking an intentional editorial position on any kind of violence here; just that innocence is no protection, and truth is no defense.
Terrorism is the use of force to achieve a political objective by a group of people not internationally recognized as a state
So Los Angeles is a state? Chicago is a state?
Uh, yeah, those are state entities. They have governments.
But the KKK isnt, because...???
Because it was a private organization, not a government organization. Its violent actions could be considered state-funded terrorism, but not state violence itself.
But what about the times it was literally an organ of the state? That has happened, especially while the Volstead act is in effect. Or when they all take off their badges and put on their white hoods, because basically every cop is in the KKK?
You're stumbling through lots of tautology and appeals to authority (the UN was formed post ww2, did we not have states before then? What about all the cops doing terrorism before the UN existed?) But not actually defining anything.
It’s not recognized as such
By whom? I can't tell the fucking difference, its most if the same guys. Explain to me how its not the same thing.
Hell, in various time periods, its been official. The state itself has recognized them, used them for law enforcement, or offered members sweetheart deals during recruitment.
The U.N. is the convention for recognizing statehood
So no state ever participated in a world war?
Do you realize what year it is?
If you want to go back to colonial time then a state was just what Europe recognizes. Which meant that Africa, America, and most of Asia were up for taking. Convention changes
City states exist
But those are more commonly recognized as part of the larger USA state
But the KKK isn't. Because...???
And why are 'states' special exclusions where we use a different word?
I already answered that the first time you said it
Because when the states came up with the rules they decided to give them exclusions
For states the general equivalent is war crime and the resolution is that the common person that belongs to the group isn’t punished as much as the leaders or people who commit those actions
So the states came up with the special category of state and the rules about being states. That's some crazy bootstrapping. Pure tautology. Does that mean you and I can be states?
Also, lol, someone being punished for war crimes. Such an adorably twee concept.
If the UN recognizes us then yes
People are punished for war crimes but your state has to recognize the ICC and allow a trial