Re: US Presidential Election 2016
Reply #348 –
That's not quite right Cookie. A White Rhino Club blog post from Jan 2006 described Mair as "one of the earliest subscribers and supporters of S. A. Patriot". Mair was also linked to the National Alliance (It seems that McVeigh was influenced by National Alliance literature).
Links to right wing, left wing, anarchist, religious, pseudo-religious, environmental or other groups is not a pre-requisite for terrorism. While there isn't a universally recognised definition of terrorism, the use of violence or terror for political purposes is a common factor. I have previously mentioned Monis and McVeigh and the Unabomber Kaczynski is another terrorist without links to any group or organisation who used violence and terror to pursue a political agenda.
Whether or not Mair is a terrorist should be determined by his motives. The fact that he shouted a political slogan while murdering an MP suggests a particular motive but we won't know for sure until the legal process runs its course.