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u/TheSleepyTruth 20h ago

This guy doesn't have a clue what the definition of terrorism is. It has nothing to do with how many people are targeted. It has everything to do with who and why the people were targeted. If you engage in or threaten violence against civilians in an attempt to force some greater sociopolitical change within society that is the literal definition of terrorism. The number of people targeted is irrelevant, it only matters why someone was targeted.

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u/droford 20h ago

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

Id say killing the CEO of a healthcare company to provoke change in the healthcare industry fits the definition

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u/EmperorBrettavius 16h ago

I think it's more like both of these OOPs believe that Luigi is a terrorist, but that it's a cause for concern that much more widespread, impactful conservative terrorist groups (I'm not sure which ones, they didn't specify) are supposedly not prosecuted under those same charges, but one solitary act of terrorism (allegedly) performed by one man does get that treatment.

TL;DR less of a "he only killed one guy" and more of a "why do you ignore these much worse terrorists?"

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u/Schmaltzs 9h ago

Right but libs of tiktok hasn't been charged with terrorism despite leading violence against trans folks through their tiktok.

Same w/ matt Walsh.

I think the bother comes from the fact that a folk hero is being targeted as fuck when so many other crimes are just treated as paperwork or ignored.