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According to the dictionary, terrorists are people who engage in premeditated violence to achieve political ends. I know that the media doesn't usually use the
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
According to the dictionary, terrorists are people who engage in premeditated violence to achieve political ends.
I know that the media doesn't usually use the term to describe left wing white people [1], but I prefer to use the same term regardless of the ideology or ethnicity of the terrorist.
[1] My favorite euphemism comes from TechCrunch: "illegal armed groups". https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/24/ubers-colombian-speed-bumps/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/24/ubers-colombian-speed-bump...
- vidoc 10y ago> According to the dictionary, terrorists are people who engage in premeditated violence to achieve political ends. Eh, good dictionaries usually have more than just a literal section for definitions, something that covers the connotative meaning and it can actually be useful sometimes :P
- yummyfajitas 10y agoI'm aware that "terrorist" often connotes "islamic terrorist". I'm deliberately pushing against this connotation - I don't think white people should get a pass when they engage in similar actions.
- vidoc 10y agoI think I see your point more clearly now. It's probably a matter of interpretation as the connotation I had in mind wasn't the one your proposed, but the idea we tend to imagine any form of terrorism as exercising violence on innocent humans usually called victims. In this particular case, I was thinking it didn't legitimate appropriate use of the term since we are essentially talking burnt cars and beaten up cops.