What's worse, gangsters or terrorists?

[Total Crica]

This is doing a disservice to the English language, but whatever.

Language evolves. That is how we even have the English language. Language isn't discovered, it is created.

[Deleted]

Neither.. left wingers are worse. A healthy society could deal with both gangsters and terrorists but lefties are like cancer, destroying societies ability to defend itself, allowing both gangsters and terrorists afflict some serious damage.

[Garnier Fructis]

Language evolves. That is how we even have the English language. Language isn't discovered, it is created.

I'm not exactly a fan of evolution via intentional disregard for nuance.

[Total Crica]

I'm not exactly a fan of evolution via intentional disregard for nuance.

Then why take my post out of it's context in order to create nuance that I did not create?

[Nero Stormchester]

Both options are wrong. Neither gangsters nor terrorist remotely compare to the harm politicians do to the society and its memebers on daily basis. In fact both gangsters and terrorist are byproducts of the morally corrupted "democratic" system everyone seems to adore so much and it's representatives .

[Garnier Fructis]

Then why take my post out of it's context in order to create nuance that I did not create?

I can't answer a question about something I didn't do. Pointing out that your criteria sucks because it ignores the differences which define them is not creating nuance. That nuance was always there, you just discarded it.

[Total Crica]

Both options are wrong. Neither gangsters nor terrorist remotely compare to the harm politicians do to the society and its memebers on daily basis. In fact both gangsters and terrorist are byproducts of the morally corrupted "democratic" system everyone seems to adore so much and it's representatives .

They are for their own goals via intimidation. If you need to intimidate people who are causing you no harm in order to reach your goal, your goals are not going to benefit anyone but yourself. Democracy is worse then this to you?

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I can't answer a question about something I didn't do. Pointing out that your criteria sucks because it ignores the differences which define them is not creating nuance. That nuance was always there, you just discarded it.

Because they discarded other's nuances to begin with by using intimidation to reach their own goals. They do not deserve anyone to look past that until they stop their intimidation.

[Garnier Fructis]

Because they discarded other's nuances to begin with by using intimidation. They do not deserve anyone to look past that until they stop their intimidation.

What does this even mean? Without further explanation, this is word salad.

[Total Crica]

What does this even mean? Without further explanation, this is word salad.

Look up the meanings of my words if you are having trouble understanding them.

[Garnier Fructis]

Look up the meanings of my words if you are having trouble understanding them.

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

They are using intimidation to discard other people's subtle differences in shades of meaning, expression or sound? That makes no sense, unless terrorists and gangsters are now militant debaters.

[Total Crica]

They are using intimidation to discard other people's subtle differences in shades of meaning, expression or sound?

Yes, they don't listen to others, they just intimidate others.

[Garnier Fructis]

Yes, they don't listen to others, they just intimidate others.

That's not how the word 'nuance' works.

[Total Crica]

That's not how the word 'nuance' works.

Intimidation is a way people discard the nuances pertaining to others.

Until they are willing to stop doing that, I am willing to discard all nuances pertaining to them, even in language.

[Deleted]

You can make a deal with a gangster. Not so much with a terrorist.

[Poopymonster]

Gangster rap >> terrorist rap

Also one mans terrorist is anothet mans freedom fighter.

Depending on who wins.

[Fencers]

These are all American numbers


Death from terrorist since 1995 = 3503
Deaths from gangsters since 1995 = ~42,000

Doesn't really change my statement or sentiment. Number of deaths caused is not a factor in my thinking on this topic.

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So greed based murder is more okay then power hungry murder. Nice capitalist spin on it.

Economically motivated street criminals not centered on changing the political and cultural landscape of a nation is indeed more okay.

I might change my stance when the Gangster Disciples on Lamron start driving tanks, flying planes into buildings and posting execution vids of infidels on Youtube because religion instead of just trying to sell me coke and weed.

[Rudkobing]

Terrorists. At least with gangsters they have had entertaining movies/TV shows made about them.

[yetgdhfgh]

Gangsters do shit for money while terrorists do shit for idealogy and idealogy is way WAY more dangerous.

When a person is willing to blow themselves up for a cause you know that must be worst cause i doubt many gangsters would suicide bomb for money!

[Sunseeker]

Whichever one has a gun to your head I'd wager.

[announced]

terrorists are way worse, gangsters typically dont target women/children whereas terrorists dont care who they use as suicide bombers.