Terrorism

This morning I was thinking back on my Internet adventures as a flaming troll. I especially liked to bait American apologists. Calling George Washing a terrorist was especially good tackle and it wasn’t long before patriots of all stripes began crawling out of the woodwork. The reverie at hand concerned some South African who was offended at being accused of “lip synching lip service” to the USA. His terse reply stated George was not a terrorist by Geneva Convention standards, since the father of our beloved country wore a military uniform. This seemed an oxymoron, since the current US administration has openly ignored the convention whenever it seemed fit to do so. Now I think Mr. Washington most likely never even wore an actual uniform in the first place. Certainly not the black polished boots, fine silk vest and flowing cape that artists have depicted him in. The only standard military uniform he had was what he wore as a British lieutenant. This certainly was inappropriate for the leader of an anti-British insurgency. Dressed as a “redcoat”, the poor fool probably would have been shot by his own troops. If Washington did wear anything fancy, it was probably patched together as some one of a kind example of theatrical costumery. Certainly his troops didn’t wear uniforms – unless they were “turncoats” which meant he and his rag tag militia would have eventually been sniping at them. Besides, this was a guerilla movement which means the enemy has to hide amongst ordinary citizens. All the better to spy on the occupiers and launch unexpected attacks. Just like terrorists, in fact.