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JoeStuckInOH

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2. Terrorism by it's very nature involves disseminating political, religious or fanatical views.

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 5, 2017, 12:08 PM

Jun 2017

That people are terrified when a crime is being committed isn't a qualifier for something to be "terrorism". While acts of terrorism are aimed at groups of individuals, the message is intended to be aimed at the target populace as a whole. In a way, true terrorism uses discrete actions of limited scope & means as a symbolic aggression towards a larger population... because acting against an entire populace would be logistically impossible.

This guys actions were just pissed off retribution.
Calling it terrorism is being intentionally dishonest.

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Re: The shooting appears to have nothing to do with terrorism SFnomad Jun 2017 #1

Terrorism by it's very nature involves disseminating political, religious or fanatical views. JoeStuckInOH Jun 2017 #2

It's not dishonest ... it shows that it's a distinction without a difference SFnomad Jun 2017 #3