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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Are you suggesting the WTC attacks were indiscriminate murders, that terrorism is amoral?
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In the generic sense that terrorism is a tactic, terrorism is amoral, I would argue that the people who commit terrorist acts could be considered immoral. If you agree that the threatened use of violent force to incite fear is an act of terrorism, and I walk into a den a thieves using that tactic to recover property stolen from me, I would not consider that act immoral. Although, I do see how some would. If a group with a political agenda, kills innocent people in an attempt to incite fear to advance their agenda, I would see that use of the tactic as immoral. I know I am guilty of using the term terrorist and terrorism inappropriately, but it often seem to be more efficient.
The attacks on the WTC were planned, however the human targets were random. The people who died in most cases had nothing to do with the issue the "terrorist" were advancing, so in that case I would say the murders were indiscriminate.