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Originally Posted by Hermione
How is he wrong though? It doesn't matter what their motivation is, anyone can be a terrorist. Isn't the basic, most rudimentary definition just "one who inspires terror"
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He's not even able to keep straight how himself conceptualizes terrorism. At first, it was:
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Originally Posted by Mankycaaant
The killer has just explained to the world it was a political killing. This is not terrorism!
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It then became:
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Originally Posted by Mankycaaant
Terrorism inspires fear/terror in a group of people. Blowing up a bus full of nuns to inspire fear within the Catholic community isn't political for example.
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That's what's terribly sad. When faced with an event that challenges his own preconceived notions, this is how he reacted. It's unfortunate.