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If somebody had broken the lock on his mailbox and read his letters instead of his email, would that have been considered terrorism? The word has become meanin
by jandy 14y ago
If somebody had broken the lock on his mailbox and read his letters instead of his email, would that have been considered terrorism?
The word has become meaningless, but they can get away with using it when it's paired with something people don't understand (They HACKED my email!). Hopefully once these things become more understood, more people will realise how silly it is deeming this as terrorism.
- eli 14y agoIf their goal was to terrorize these young men, then I imagine that would meet the literal (and probably legal) definition of terrorism.
- lostlogin 14y agoAgreed, but it would miss the meaning the word has for 99% of people.
- illuminate 14y ago"If their goal was to terrorize these young men, then I imagine that would meet the literal (and probably legal) definition of terrorism" The definition of "terrorize" is expanded to the point where it would not / should not be conflated with the current usage of "terrorism".