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gopiscrap

(23,761 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:19 PM Sep 2013

Wouldn't the shutdown be considered economic terrorism

IMHO every single gop asshat clown that voted for it, showed be arrested and thrown in jail to await trial.

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Wouldn't the shutdown be considered economic terrorism (Original Post) gopiscrap Sep 2013 OP

Should be, AND Debt Limit! elleng Sep 2013 #1

and stupidity Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2013 #2

With today's "liberally-biased media"? zbdent Sep 2013 #3

It's not legally economic terrorism according to national or international law. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #4

fuck it ought to be! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #5

Uh, yeah, it is. Warpy Sep 2013 #6

The operative phrase there is "transnational or non-state actors" hack89 Sep 2013 #7

Thank you. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #9

The TBTF banks, starting with TARP dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #8

elleng

(130,908 posts)

1. Should be, AND Debt Limit!

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Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:20 PM

Sep 2013

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

2. and stupidity

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Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:21 PM

Sep 2013

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

3. With today's "liberally-biased media"?

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:21 PM

Sep 2013

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Oh, wait ... you're serious?

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)

4. It's not legally economic terrorism according to national or international law.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:22 PM

Sep 2013

Ethically? Yeah, it is.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

5. fuck it ought to be!

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:24 PM

Sep 2013

or at the very least those fuckers should be charged with dereliction of duty.

Warpy

(111,261 posts)

6. Uh, yeah, it is.

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:32 PM

Sep 2013

It's different from economic warfare, which is waged country to country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_terrorism

hack89

(39,171 posts)

7. The operative phrase there is "transnational or non-state actors"

Reply to Warpy (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:39 PM

Sep 2013

Congress is neither.

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)

9. Thank you.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 10:05 PM

Sep 2013

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

8. The TBTF banks, starting with TARP

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:58 PM

Sep 2013

have continued to practice economic terrorism, no doubt at all.

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