[ale] BP knew of problems 11 months before the rig blew -further OT

[Lightner, Jeff]

My post was meant to be tongue in cheek.

 

The word "terrorist" was around long before W and his cronies co-opted
it for "the war on terror" and as with all other forms of political
correctness I won't allow my choice of words to be dictated by those
that would like to ascribe general terms to specific ideology. 

 

Clearly when I said "eco-terrorist" I was NOT using "terrorist" the same
way as those who believe only acts carried out by Al-Qaeda and its
affiliates are terrorism.   What I said had a clear context and if you'd
prefer to pretend your interpretation of it outside the context is
meaningful then feel free to do so.   However, don't expect me to lend
credence to the "we're offended by what you might have meant rather than
what you said" world view.

 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
wolf at wolfhalton.info
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:03 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] BP knew of problems 11 months before the rig blew
-further OT

 

@Jeff - Can we let go of the "xx-terrorist" terminology?  Unless, of
course you can find a definition that is held by more than three people
at a time, it is a religious-war term for persons we don't agree with,
and adds nothing to the conversation.  It is the linguistic framing that
makes the neo-con forever-war concept seem sane to some people.   

Extreme in my moderation, 
Wolf

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-further OT
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:05:06 -0400

 
The cynic in me at the time of the explosion made me wonder if some
eco-terrorist hadn't somehow caused it in reaction to the then recent
announcement of expanded offshore drilling by President Obama.
 

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