Fort Hood stuff is happening!

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

The big difference lies in strategy. Terrorists will kill people to try to shift the society's views and actions. Shooting sprees have no social strategy behind them. I do not see any strategy behind this shooting.

I agree.

Individuals acting on their own, rather than at the direction of a politically motivated organization are not terrorists. These individuals, in their own delusions, may believe they are supporting those organizations, but they are not "agents" of those organizations.

My greatest concern with calling all such acts "terrorism" is that its potentially gives the government more justification to act in response in ways that diminish the balance between individual rights and national security.