Considering there is no true definition of the term "terrorist, I would speculate that it is a term used to label political dissidence with whom those in power

Considering there is no true definition of the term "terrorist, I would speculate that it is a term used to label political dissidence with whom those in power wish to cast in a negative light to quell an ignorant population who are too infatuated with their own lives and only listen to headlines to know that they're being manipulated. But, that's just speculation. In terms of the use of the words "old man" since you did not cite references so I looked it up, and I am assuming you meant his confrontation protest against a Holocaust denier[1]. It seemed to be politically motivated and therefore a protest, though, in an unconventional manner . But, hey, in this day and age, who can trust anything on the internet. I would imagine "actual terrorist" is more akin to the Batman character "The Joker" who just "wants to watch the world burn" no motivation, just because. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond#Protesting_Holocaust_Denier_David_Irving http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond#Protesting_Holoc...