Subject: [Tweeters] Portland Audubon statement regarding Malheur
Date: Jan 5 11:38:19 2016
From: Devorah the Ornithologist - birdologist at gmail.com


actually, i was using the FBI's definition of what is a terrorist to define
my "politically-loaded terms":

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism/terrorism-definition

don't like that? then argue with the FBI to change their definition to
something that suits your personal ideals.


On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 7:17 PM, Devon Comstock <devonc78 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gary, I agree Tweeters is not a place to politicize current events, but it
> also important to maintain a channel for sharing information on current
> events that impact birds and birders. I do appreciate Devorah
> sharing Audubon's statement on the current occupation of Malheur NWR.
>
> Also if you look at a Dictionary definition for terrorism, these people
> are absolutely terrorists. When an entire community feels so threatened
> they must close their schools and federal offices are temporarily shutdown
> for safety concerns, they are being terrorized. Members of this group have
> publically declared that they are willing to kill and die for their
> principles. See below, from dictionary.com: terrorism
> <http://static.sfdict.com/staticrep/dictaudio/T01/T0167100.mp3>
> [ter-uh-riz-uh m] /?t?r ??r?z ?m/
> Spell Syllables
>
> - Examples
> - Word Origin
>
> noun
> 1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for
> political purposes.
> 2. the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorize>.
> 3. a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
>
> Regards,
> Devon Comstock
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Gary Smith <gsmith at smithandstark.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Can we stop already with such politically-loaded terms? Some ranchers
>> make a political protest, however misguided, and now they?re ?terrorists??
>> We can argue somewhere else at what point such overuse of a term strips the
>> term of any meaning, but we shouldn?t subject the Tweeters list to such
>> loaded rhetoric.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary T. Smith
>>
>> Seattle
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:
>> tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Devorah the
>> Ornithologist
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 04, 2016 11:12 PM
>> *To:* tweeters message
>> *Subject:* [Tweeters] Portland Audubon statement regarding Malheur
>> occupation by terrorists
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> hello everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> this important statement has been published by the Portland Audubon
>> Society. It does something that no one in the media has so far done: it
>> reminds the public of the historic reasons for the establishment of Malheur
>> and other national wildlife refuges, and states how the terrorists' stated
>> objectives are at odds with decades of collaboration and work by vast
>> numbers of people across communities:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://audubonportland.org/news/audubon-society-of-portland-statement-on-the-occupation-of-malheur-national-wildlife-refuge
>>
>>
>>
>> I, for one, am grateful that Portland Audubon has decisively stepped
>> forward with such an informative statement, and has shifted some of the
>> focus away from a self-proclaimed gang of "patriots" and back onto the
>> birds, the wildlife, and the environment that is protected by the national
>> park and refuge system for future generations to experience and enjoy.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
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>> birdologist at gmail.com
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