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What part of attempting to block a Constitutionally mandated process through the use of force is not a terrorist act?
by TT3351 6y ago
What part of attempting to block a Constitutionally mandated process through the use of force is not a terrorist act?
- SpaceRaccoon 6y agoIt seems like a criminal act. But didn't BLM demonstrate that political violence is effective at achieving your political goals? Or is it justified when it's your side committing the terrorism?
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoRemind me again of which political goals associated with BLM have been achieved.
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- no-s 6y ago>>political goals associated with BLM have been achieved. Perhaps financing the successful Democrat campaign by laundering BLM donations through the ActBlue portal? I don't think all the reports for the last election cycle are in yet. If not that, at least capturing data about progressive donators who could be solicited for contributions...?
- rufus_foreman 6y agoBrittanica: "Terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective" Not seeing it. They were going to bring about a general climate of fear in the population to prevent something that was happening that day?
- mantap 6y agoDo you really think that if they had had brown skin instead of white we would be having this conversation at all?
- ghayes 6y agoA good bar might be the definition of terrorism in the United States, which includes: > ... acts dangerous to human life ... [intending] ... to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion ... [0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331
- rufus_foreman 6y agoHere's the full definition that you cherry picked from: (1) the term “international terrorism” means activities that— (A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum; So, under that criminal code that you quoted, were the actions on Capitol Hill international terrorism?
- ng12 6y agoWhat's the line between a protest and terrorism? As far as I can tell based on the 24 hour news cycle it's whether you personally agree with the protestors/terrorists.
- TT3351 6y agoShowing up to the Capitol with zipties, presumably to take elected officials hostage, qualifies as terrorism. Eyewitnesses reported specific threats made against the Vice President, and some carried nooses with them into the building.
- ng12 6y agoAnd these are exactly the sorts of things right-wing media focused on about the BLM protests, hence my comment.