One of Marcus's main points was that the point of terrorism was to instill terror, to make everyone suspicious of everyone else, to incite chaos, which it does quite well. But where does one draw the line between a terrorist and a freedom fighter? Marcus himself (as M1k3y, as the creator and leader of Xnet) was viewed as a terrorist (or at least, as aiding the terrorists) by the government and the DHS, but to the people of San Francisco, particularly the younger population, he was a freedom fighter.
I particularly like this bit at the end when Ange and Marcus are talking about Carrie Johnstone:
"If they sent her to my town, I'd probably become a terrorist." (M)
"You did become a terrorist when they sent her to your town." (A)
"So I did." (M)
I think this is an incredibly relevant subject in light of current events, and I'm curious to see what people think. Personally, I believe that the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is quite subjective and simply depends on the viewpoint from which one looks.
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2008. 364. Print.
I think the main goal of terrorists is to instill fear in the general public, and so we can't classify Marcus as a terrorist. He's simply trying to instill fear in a governmental agency and his end goal is to help the general public.
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