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sibelian

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7. The term "terrorism" is a movable feast.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 09:59 AM

Jun 2013

It is used by whichever agency employs it to mean whatever said agency wants it to mean so long as the appropriate emotional charge is applied to the subject of the sentence in which it is used. It isn't a descriptor, it's tone device.

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How Come It's Not Terrorism When a White Guy from the South Does It? [View all] xchrom Jun 2013 OP

A kick to accompany all the recs. marmar Jun 2013 #1

K&R stonecutter357 Jun 2013 #2

How Come? Maybe 'cause they're not as good at it........ Burma Jones Jun 2013 #3

Come on! They're PATRIOTS! They're trying to preserve the good old White boy status quo--they catbyte Jun 2013 #4

That point has been brought up numinous time here on DU, only to be argued about. RC Jun 2013 #5

your heaven05 Jun 2013 #6

The term "terrorism" is a movable feast. sibelian Jun 2013 #7

That's all it is. LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #8