Since the definition of "terrorism" has been watered down to the point where it can mean almost anything, a "terrorist" can therefore be almost anyone .. or, to

Since the definition of "terrorism" has been watered down to the point where it can mean almost anything, a "terrorist" can therefore be almost anyone .. or, to be a little kinder to our lords and masters, the number of people to whom the term "terrorist" can potentially be applied has increased dramatically. If enough people have changed their behaviour as a result of the surveillance / nascent police-state scandal, then this statement is statistically plausible, so I am not calling out "B.S." just yet - although the usual warnings about rampant language-lawyering apply as per normal.