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Not if the definition of terrorism I use is one of the 11 definitions that preclude that possibility.

by platz 5y ago

Dudeman112 5y ago
Yes, some definitions are crappy. Do we have a word for "imperialist government uses violence against people to achieve political goals"? Because "it's not terrorism because it's a state" is always gonna stink of trying to dodge the topic on a technicality.
- Sebb767 5y ago
  > Do we have a word for "imperialist government uses violence against people to achieve political goals"? Yes, we call this "war". > Because "it's not terrorism because it's a state" is always gonna stink of trying to dodge the topic on a technicality. No, it's not. Nobody is trying to dogde the bad aspects of the word, it's just that terrorism specifically is, by definition, not from a state.
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- jdavis703 5y ago
  This is either war or war crimes depending on what exactly happened. There seems to be a trend of calling every terrifying event “terrorism.” People sometimes colloquially refer to even non-political mass shootings as terrorism. I believe it’s important to separate different types of mass violence. For example a gang-related mass shooting might be de-escalated by a mediator engaging the belligerents, whereas a war crime should be sent to international criminal court and a terrorist should be dealt with in a manner to minimize the earned media attention.
  - Dudeman112 5y ago
    >This is either war or war crimes depending on what exactly happened. Huh. Do we call operation condor a war crime? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor
KKKKkkkk1 5y ago
What is the appropriate word to use for Iran blowing up a Jewish cultural center in Argentina? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing Note that the word "terror" appears 34 times in that Wikipedia article.

Not if the definition of terrorism I use is one of the 11 definitions that preclude that possibility.

by platz 5y ago

Not if the definition of terrorism I use is one of the 11 definitions that preclude that possibility.

Yes, some definitions are crappy. Do we have a word for "imperialist government uses violence against people to achieve political goals"? Because "it's not terrorism because it's a state" is always gonna stink of trying to dodge the topic on a technicality.

Sebb767 5y ago
> Do we have a word for "imperialist government uses violence against people to achieve political goals"? Yes, we call this "war". > Because "it's not terrorism because it's a state" is always gonna stink of trying to dodge the topic on a technicality. No, it's not. Nobody is trying to dogde the bad aspects of the word, it's just that terrorism specifically is, by definition, not from a state.
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jdavis703 5y ago
This is either war or war crimes depending on what exactly happened. There seems to be a trend of calling every terrifying event “terrorism.” People sometimes colloquially refer to even non-political mass shootings as terrorism. I believe it’s important to separate different types of mass violence. For example a gang-related mass shooting might be de-escalated by a mediator engaging the belligerents, whereas a war crime should be sent to international criminal court and a terrorist should be dealt with in a manner to minimize the earned media attention.
- Dudeman112 5y ago
  >This is either war or war crimes depending on what exactly happened. Huh. Do we call operation condor a war crime? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor

KKKKkkkk1 5y ago

What is the appropriate word to use for Iran blowing up a Jewish cultural center in Argentina? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing Note that the word "terror" appears 34 times in that Wikipedia article.