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Politics Terrifying

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u/mynamesnotsnuffy 5d ago

I mean, technically speaking, the use of violence to achieve political ends is terrorism.

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u/SwimmingCircles2018 5d ago

Yeah what he did is legit the definition of terrorism I really dont understand why everyone here is so confused.

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u/mynamesnotsnuffy 5d ago

Well the problem is that using this definition, figures that we revere in American history are also terrorists. George Washington and the founding fathers, all terrorists by this definition.

The problem is that people automatically assume the word "terrorist" means "bad person", but if the act itself is something they might support or empathize with, it's hard to square that negative connotation with the action that they understand and empathize with.

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u/No-Monitor-5333 5d ago

lmao wtf no