Here are the 48 questions the FBI uses to find out https://theintercept.com/2017/02/13/48-questions-the-fbi-uses-to-determine-if-someone-is-a-likely-terrorist/
Anyone remember that mild-mannered professor who hosted the PBS series, The Western Tradition? "I've killed a man or two in my time; lots of people my age have. And I never felt remorse; only relief and some weariness. I gave these rumpuses no particular thought until I began to read crime fiction in which heroes and heroines can barely bring themselves to squeeze a trigger to save their lives and, if they do, will not get over the traumatic incident. That's not the way it works. Perhaps we can't afford to admit it. Perhaps less hollow shams would be bad for the public health. They would, however, sharpen the realism of would-be realistic fictions in which, as a rule, only villains are permitted to squeeze triggers without compunction." L.a. Confidential - latimes
I answer "yes" to four of those questions (religious convert, victim of "change of life" violence, attempts to hide identity online, fascination with previous bombings or violent acts), which I guess means I'm highly unlikely to be suspected of terrorist activity. I feel somewhat like I do when TurboTax tells me I have a very low chance of being audited- "OMG, there's still a chance?!"
I have military experience ending nearly fifty years ago. Traumatic assault in 1959. I've yet to terrorize anyone.
I once applied to be a citizen member of a California state agency. Many of those 48 questions were asked -- along with #49, the deal breaker: "Have you ever done anything which, if made public, would embarrass Governor Schwarzenegger."
"Considering his appearance in Red Sonia, I am confident nothing I've ever done could possibly embarrass Mr. Schwarzenegger."
Question No. 50: "Is you is, or is you ain't a terrorist? A fanatic is a creature that's always been strange You learn his ideology - and then he makes a change..." Apologies to the late Louis Jordan. :smile: J.
