150 Armed Militia Members Take Over Federal Building

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(01-04-2016, 07:44 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Is this best described as Terrorism or Civil Disobedience?

Who have they killed?

Who have they threatened to kill if not attacked?

What population's outlook are they looking to influence?

Who are the holding hostage?

1. One man's terrorism may certainly be another man's civil disobedience. While many disagree, I tend to associate civil disobedience with nonviolent action, though, admittedly, civil disobedience can be violent. For this reason, I use "terrorism".

2. No one. Terrorists can be terrorists and not kill anyone.

3. As far as I know, they have only threatened to use force if the authorities try to legally detain them or end their illegal occupation of the federal building. So the government can either wait for them to willingly end their illegal actions, give into their demands to avoid violence from them, or attempt to detain them and, if we are to believe they are sincere, be attacked while doing so.

4. Those in the government who develop land use policy in the West.

5. No one, which is why no one has called them captors.