Hold on there a minute…
It’s the “left” who’ve overused and abused the word “terrorism” to the point of meaninglessness?
Damn…
This must mean that either Ari Fleischer is a mouthpiece of the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, or we just get blamed for every fucking thing…
laughs
Well, I would argue that both ssounds have pretty much driven it into the ground. However, Jeff was arguing specifically about the left’s use of it, and I was trying not to distract from the issue…
Fair point, though. Both sides have beaten the hell out of “terrorism.”
‘ssounds’? Where’d I get that?
I meant “sides.” Doing too much at once I think…
Just a small clarification… While I was specifically referring to the left’s use of “terrorism”, I never meant to imply that only the left is guilty of mauling the word, or using the notion of terrorism in a questionable manner. It’s just that the left’s use of “terrorism” (and I don’t mean to indict the entire left; it’s just a very small minority that does this) is more likely to be linked to what I would consider “anti-American” behavior - ie, claiming that the US is the largest sponsor of terrorism, et al. The right’s misuse of the word is typically not in an anti-American fashion, though it can be equally stupid.
And just to make Avalonian happy:
Those who abuse the term “anti-American” are a pock-mark on the face of decency, a vile pimple on the butt of human nature. They are a scourge, an insidious plague of biblical proportions that threaten our very way of life, and the world can never be a good place as long as even one of these pernicious offenders of the english language are removed from God’s green Earth.
Better? 
Jeff
D’oh, I botched my screed. That should, of course, read:
“…can never be a good place until every one of these pernicious offenders of the english language are removed from God’s green Earth.”
Jeff
In 1967? The U.S.S.R. was pretty evenly matched with the U.S. in Africa, Tibet was not an active issue that year, and the Cultural Revolution was still several months in the future. For active violence, the U.S was the champ in 1967.
Much, thanks.