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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
It's pretty black and white. And ya, it's mostly political.
terrorism
noun
1.
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
2.
the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3.
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
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That could also describe a military crackdown in a dictatorship. Definition 3 even points that out. Why would you use the same word to describe that and 9/11?