The dictionary defines "terrorism" as: The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political gains. Google's explanation of the term goes a little deeper, saying: Terrorism is the use of fear and acts of violence to intimidate societies, governments or against an ideology. Many different types of social or political organizations may use terrorism in an attempt to achieve their goals. Google then goes on to explain; People who do the terrorism are called terrorists. That part could have gone unsaid as the first thing that came to mind was 'DUH!'.
Now I could go on in this piece to point out instances of terrorism that proved itself pointless and alike, but everyone knows much of the big events and don't need my fat ass reminding them of that. Plus, when I really sat back and thought about it, I had to admit that I didn't actually know that much about what terrorism was and is.
This all began this morning. I've been watching a lot of video game play through's as of late on the YouTube. A lot of war and shit like that, usually from the perspective of American servicemen. I thought why aren't other world Armed Forces represented in the video game world. They could make campaigns from an Australian perspective. Or British or Israeli or... Then I thought ISIS? Without glamorizing the latter, video game makers could just make them all goofy and stereotypical. Design them to be stupid as f*ck. Then again, in the social climate that our society lives in, some asshole would claim to be offended, to which I say: Unless you're a terrorist, yourself, who gives a shit?! I laid in bed, 6:30am, thinking about this stupid shit.
How would I define terrorism, based on the limited knowledge that I possess? Essentially, it's a group of people who frown on another group's happiness and joy, who feel it necessary to shit on those freedoms by blowing shit up and inflicting fear.... Or terror. In the simplest of terms, they're a bunch of assholes. And poorly dressed ones at that. That last part is purely my own belief. I'm not very stylish, myself, and shouldn't cast stones on poor choices of apparel.
The dictionary defines the word "contentment" as: A state of happiness or satisfaction. Based on personal observation only, looking at the state of many Middle Eastern countries who are bombarded with Acts of Terrorism on a nearly daily basis, don't appear to be very happy places, but I imagine the peace loving citizens make due in the environments in which they live. Plus, the shitty state of their country may be due to the terrorist factions continually blowing shit up. I don't know. It's pretty f*cked up.
Looking upon these words, it becomes pretty f*cking clear that the events that unfolded on January 6th, 2021 in Washington, DC and the attacks on the State Senate, appear to be, by all definition, an Act of Terror, but I could be mistaken on account that the government refused to punish the instigator of that terrorist act.
Goes without saying. This kind of bullshit needs to end. Not just the terrorism expressed by pajama wearing assholes who blow shit up in hopes of nailing 40 virgins in the afterlife (& let's be honest, that bullshit isn't happening), but the homegrown terrorists, too. Redneck assholes holed-up in shanties and log cabins throughout Montana and all those other scarcely populated areas. Or those gangland idiots who runs the streets of our major metropolis' with a gat in their hand or an AK. Just a distasteful lot, all of them.
I don't have a means to an end. No magic ideology that everyone can get behind in a sense of global unity. That will never happen except in the science fiction movies and that's all FICTION.
The dictionary defines "science fiction" as: Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Perhaps in a parallel universe, but I doubt I'll ever see some sort of World Peace in my lifetime. I could add the definition of "World Peace", but I think that's just a pipe dream.
