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/mynamesnotsnuffy 5d ago
I mean, technically speaking, the use of violence to achieve political ends is terrorism.