Maoists place India 6th on Global Terrorism Index

[Socialist Tera]

New Delhi: India has been ranked 6th in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report produced on the basis of data obtained and studied from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) for the year 2013 by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), which provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 14 years during 2000 and 2013.

IEP calculated the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) for India as 7.86 out of 10 with sixth rank only below the five worst terrorism-hit countries Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria.

While the main reason assigned for the terrorism in these five countries is Islamist extremism but for India the main cause and threat is observed as violent communist activities.

The second edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released on November 16 observed that terrorism increased in India by 70 per cent from 2012 to 2013, with the number of deaths increasing from 238 to 404 while the number of attacks increasing with 55 more in 2013 than 2012.

For the year 2013, the report notes 624 incidences to be the terrorist act in India responsible for 404 deaths and 719 injuries to the Indians that include police, private citizens, government servants and others.

It mentions May 25, 2013 attack in Chhattisgarh that killed 17 Congress men including Mahendra Karma, a powerful Congress tribal leader, as the worst terrorist attack in the country that was blamed on Communist Party of India – Maoists (CPI-M).

The report categorizes into three the number of 42 terrorist groups in the country: Islamists, separatists and Communists.

Source: http://twocircles.net/2014nov21/1416548 ... G-tt_mSyCn
What are your thoughts on this? I am personally happy that the Maoists are kicking bourgeois and land lord ass in India.

[Degenerate Heart of HetRio]

India topped Brazil in the number of total people murdered each year because of this.

No, it's NOT nice, NOT civilized and NOT commendable.

[Risottia]

What are your thoughts on this? I am personally happy that the Maoists are kicking bourgeois and land lord ass in India.

Yes, terrorism is bound to cause deaths and suffering only among the hated class enemy.

Not.

[Degenerate Heart of HetRio]

What are your thoughts on this? I am personally happy that the Maoists are kicking bourgeois and land lord ass in India.

Yes, terrorism is bound to cause deaths and suffering only among the hated class enemy.

Not.

^

C'mon, don't make this forum hate far-left/radical left/ultra-left people more than it already does.

Aside such views being naturally terrible and inhumane, specially so from folks who should repulse the death penalty and human suffering, they won't remember capitalism kills more people than attempts of socialism ever will.

[Socialist Tera]

What are your thoughts on this? I am personally happy that the Maoists are kicking bourgeois and land lord ass in India.

Yes, terrorism is bound to cause deaths and suffering only among the hated class enemy.

Not.

They are engaged in guerrilla warfare to get rid of the horrible caste system. They are real revolutionaries, they fight, they suffer, they fight for the greater good. Of course, a revolution in India needs to be violent, they are using as much force as the government uses against them.

[Empire of Narnia]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

[Socialist Tera]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

[Degenerate Heart of HetRio]

It's edgy to claim an unstable dictatorship wouldn't turn matters much worse in India.

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

He gets it.

[Degenerate Heart of HetRio]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

Here's one thing: they fought despotic people and dictatorships.

[Empire of Narnia]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

Those were in the past and they were fought against dictatorial regimes. Terrorism is different from a violent revolution anyways. I'd hardly call 9/11 an attempted revolution.

[Upper America]

If you're happy about terrorism, you should be on the no-fly list.

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

The American Revolution wasn't terrorism. If anything, the British were terrorizing us.

[Parhe]

Yes, terrorism is bound to cause deaths and suffering only among the hated class enemy.

Not.

^

C'mon, don't make this forum hate far-left people more than it already does.

I was not aware this forum did. >.> Did something change in the past three months?

[Communist Volkstrad]

Terrorism is not the answer. If these rebels had popular support of the masses, they wouldn't need to do this. Terrorism makes you feared by the people, not just of your country, but from others. It makes you hated and feared. If you had support from everyone, you could go through a clean-cut revolution without hurting innocents. Even if peaceful change is impossible, violent revolution can occur without hurting those un-involved with the conflict(At least, as little as is possible.) It's also not the same thing as terrorism, which is what, as I an tell, is going on in India.

Terrorism is never a way to bring about change.

[Degenerate Heart of HetRio]

^

C'mon, don't make this forum hate far-left people more than it already does.

I was not aware this forum did. >.> Did something change in the past three months?

Choice between liberal and conservative capitalism being the only major mainstream ideologies is laughable and ridiculous.

[Risottia]

Yes, terrorism is bound to cause deaths and suffering only among the hated class enemy.

Not.

They are engaged in guerrilla warfare to get rid of the horrible caste system. They are real revolutionaries, they fight, they suffer, they fight for the greater good. Of course, a revolution in India needs to be violent, they are using as much force as the government uses against them.

They fight, they make other people suffer claiming it's for the greater good when it's not proven that it's the only way to further the cause of social justice.

They're violent fundies.

[Seno Zhou Varada]

If you're happy about terrorism, you should be on the no-fly list.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

The American Revolution wasn't terrorism. If anything, the British were terrorizing us.

Yep making you pay more taxes to pay for a war against your hated enemy, get some more land, and get some more control over the region in general.

Also if they just paid their taxes the British wouldn't have needed to go further.

[Socialist Tera]

If you're happy about terrorism, you should be on the no-fly list.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

The American Revolution wasn't terrorism. If anything, the British were terrorizing us.

The British at the time would probably classed the American revolution as terrorism.

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

Here's one thing: they fought despotic people and dictatorships.

The Indian government has tons of humans rights abuses. http://www.hrw.org/asia/india

False. Many successful revolutions have been violent. e.g Cuba revolution, American revolution.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"- Gerald Seymour

Those were in the past and they were fought against dictatorial regimes. Terrorism is different from a violent revolution anyways. I'd hardly call 9/11 an attempted revolution.

9/11 was revenge for the Gulf War, bombings on innocent Muslims and the use of depleted uranium. Remember kids, if you invade a country bomb the shit out of the infrastructure it's ok but when a muslim decides to retaliate, then it's a horrible crime. You can't expect the Muslims to not retaliate against the US. It was pure revenge against the US for bad US foreign policy.

They are engaged in guerrilla warfare to get rid of the horrible caste system. They are real revolutionaries, they fight, they suffer, they fight for the greater good. Of course, a revolution in India needs to be violent, they are using as much force as the government uses against them.

They fight, they make other people suffer claiming it's for the greater good when it's not proven that it's the only way to further the cause of social justice.

They're violent fundies.[/quo
You need to be willing to be as violent as the oppressors or you will get nowhere. You can't expect peaceful demonstration when Indian police brutally crack down on protests.

[National Socialist Korea]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

^ This.

In the face of India's horrible caste system, they ought to adopt Mahatma Gandhi's stance. And besides, I don't like Maoism anyway.

[Manisdog]

Terrorism and murder are never the answer. It only makes people hate a cause, no matter how valid it is. Peaceful protest, spreading awareness and civil disobedience are the best ways to fight against the bourgeoisie in the modern era.

^ This.

In the face of India's horrible caste system, they ought to adopt Mahatma Gandhi's stance. And besides, I don't like Maoism anyway.

When Gandhi said go to the villages, Ambedkar said go to the cities

Gandhi's stance was unclear on it, but he did a lot of good work for the upliftment of the lower castes, I think we need more reservations


and Maoism is just terrorism, it plainly is scourge to the nation

[The Sotoan Union]

If you're happy about terrorism, you should be on the no-fly list.


The American Revolution wasn't terrorism. If anything, the British were terrorizing us.

The British at the time would probably classed the American revolution as terrorism.

Here's one thing: they fought despotic people and dictatorships.

The Indian government has tons of humans rights abuses. http://www.hrw.org/asia/india

Those were in the past and they were fought against dictatorial regimes. Terrorism is different from a violent revolution anyways. I'd hardly call 9/11 an attempted revolution.

9/11 was revenge for the Gulf War, bombings on innocent Muslims and the use of depleted uranium. Remember kids, if you invade a country bomb the shit out of the infrastructure it's ok but when a muslim decides to retaliate, then it's a horrible crime. You can't expect the Muslims to not retaliate against the US. It was pure revenge against the US for bad US foreign policy.

They fight, they make other people suffer claiming it's for the greater good when it's not proven that it's the only way to further the cause of social justice.

They're violent fundies.[/quo
You need to be willing to be as violent as the oppressors or you will get nowhere. You can't expect peaceful demonstration when Indian police brutally crack down on protests.

Terrorism is a largely modern phenomenon that wasn't prevalent in the 18th century. Don't try to look at history with a modern view to fit an agenda.

[Free Detroit]

Well how about that. Go Maoist India!

Revolutionary violence isn't always the answer, but it works in some places. I'm sure they have a better idea of what is required to deal with the shitspray of social and political problems in India than I do... Best of luck to them.

[Tubbsalot]

Terrorism is a largely modern phenomenon that wasn't prevalent in the 18th century.

what

[Herskerstad]

Oh, the read headed step child of communistic ideology strikes again.

But seriously, few doctrines are as backwards as Maoism and hopefully India will deal hardly with said rebels, until a general peace can be made that involves their disbandment.

[Free Detroit]

Terrorism is a largely modern phenomenon that wasn't prevalent in the 18th century. Don't try to look at history with a modern view to fit an agenda.

That's what history is for.

[Socialist Tera]

Oh, the read headed step child of communistic ideology strikes again.

But seriously, few doctrines are asbackwards as Maoism and hopefully India will deal hardly with said rebels, until a general peace can be made that involves their disbandment.

How is getting rid of religious persecution and the caste system backwards? Please explain.