PACS 119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Runnymede Trust, Verbal Abuse, Militarism
21 Apr 2019
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3 evils of society: militarism, materialism, racism. Terrorism: premeditated politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience , unlawful use of force/violence against persons/property to intimidate or coerce a group, population . Patriot act: acts of domestic terrorism are those which: Involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws the us or of any. Appear to be intended to: intimidate/coerce a civilian pop, influence policy of gov. by intimidation/coercion, affect conduct of gov. by mass destruction, assassination, kidnapping. Occur primarily within territorial jurisdiction of the us: origins. British context: runnymede trust: islamophobia used referring to hostility of gov. of soviet union toward its own muslim citizens. In provision of services: education, health. Affirmative action, 1968: attempted to change 400 yrs of racism, discrimination, exclusion, new right wing. Still have same issues as before: globalization, economic transformation, wars abroad, palestine-israel conflict.
