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I’ll disagree and say all war is indeed terrorism. But I do actually think the term is meaningless and just made up so people can say their violence is righteou
by dttze 2y ago
I’ll disagree and say all war is indeed terrorism. But I do actually think the term is meaningless and just made up so people can say their violence is righteous while others is bad.
This has become painfully obvious when groups like Hamas are labeled terrorists, but the guys slaughtering civilians with 1000lb bombs aren’t.
Or when Luigi offs a CEO it’s terrorism but when corporate policies cause the death of thousands or millions, it’s just capitalism baby.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIt has a meaning and isnt just a synonym for ++BAD. Terrorism is crime of intent. It describes the purpose of the violence, specifically to instill fear and terror. Nazis ushering jews into gas chambers wasn't terrorism. They didnt care what the jews thought. Does the fact that it wasnt terrorism mean it wasn't bad? Of course not. Similarly, if you kill millions to make a buck, that isnt terrorism either, just because it is bad. Of course the matter who gets officially designated a terrorist is political. Just because someone says something doesn't mean it is true. This is a basic fact of life. Just because you disagree with usage doesn't mean that the entire concept and definition is meaningless.
- dttze 2y agoHuh? I was using your definition posted: >Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. Killing the Jews was an ideological aim. So that was terrorism. The profit motive is also ideological. So that’d be terrorism too. In fact, pretty much everything we do is ideological. This is a basic fact of life. Just because you choose to ignore that doesn’t mean the word is meaningful.