Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac

Yesterday a guy in Texas set fire to his house and then flew his plane into a Federal Building. His suicide note states that he is very angry at the government and wants the people to violently overthrow it. For some reason, the government is refusing to call this terrorism.

Let’s take a look at his suicide note:

I choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at “big brother” while he strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on all around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won’t continue; I have just had enough.

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I can only hope that the numbers quickly get too big to be white washed and ignored that the American zombies wake up and revolt; it will take nothing less. … violence not only is the answer, it is the only answer.

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I am finally ready to stop this insanity.  Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let’s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well. (Source)

The official government definition of terrorism is “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.”

Lets check the criteria:

• Premeditated – yes
• Politically Motivated – absolutely
• Violence – definitely
• Against noncombatant targets – yes
• Perpetrated by a sub-national – yup

So why is he not a terrorist? The only reason I can think is that guy who did it isn’t a brown-skinned guy with a funny sounding name and a turban.

To summarize: “A man flies his plane into a federal building trying to kill innocents and hoping incite people to overthrow the government. But he’s white, so he’s not a terrorist.”