I was recently asked if I was a cyberterrorist over supper. I don't consider myself one. The initial explanation ran something like this: "No, I don't think of myself that way. I'm not good enough."
Here, for the general public, is the longer version.
I am not a terrorist.
Terrorists work to create terror. This is what they do. They scare people to promote their ideas. I don't want a terrified populace. I want you to live with limited fear. I want you to be safe. A terrorist opposes open discussion. A terrorist commits acts specifically to generate fear in the populace. I don't want you to fear me. I want to create hope in your spirits and open your minds. I want to wake the slumbering masses and incite them to Rise Up! to the powers that be.
Yes, I'll scare some of you. Those that don't want to fight and bleed and die for your cause, you'll be scared at what you want to do. You'll be like me. It's a balancing act. Those who prefer to live blinded to the atrocities around you, I'm sorry. I want to tear those blinkers wide open and hold your head still so you can't look away. You're going to suffer, and it's going to hurt. But that's the cost of revolution. You think it's bad for you? Look at what you're seeing now. Those victims have it worse.
I am not a terrorist. I'm the truthbringer.
I am not a cyberwarrior.
I have a lot of gifts. I'm moderately good with words, moderately able to lift things, moderately artistic. I'm also moderately tech-savvy. Key word being moderately. I'm no genius when it comes to computers. I can't read code, I can't build the tools, I can only run a few of them. Even when I can run a few of the programs used in cyberwar, I'm not particularly effective. Sure, I'm part of the cyberarmy, but I'm no warrior. Trust me, I failed cyber-boot camp.
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