I haven't read the article as I haven't read anything except the previous posts yet, but my immediate impressions are somewhat in line with those of Master. Terrorism seldom emerges from a vacuum and most typically is the result of oppression and not being listened to. Participants in the American revolution would today be labelled extremists, but of course they were not so to any man that craves freedom from tyranny. The same here with statues dedicated to the proud patriots who resisted Japanese occupation. They too were called terrorists, but of course hindsight tells us very clearly that they were freedom fighters resisting empire and occupation. You can apply the same logic to dozens of conflicts in times past. Most empires are notorious occupiers of stolen lands and thus to them everyone who resists is an extremist or a terrorist.