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minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down3·7 months agoI’m terrified of the government. Government = Terrorist? I mean, that is literally what terrorism means. And the government is terrorizing people. Government = Terrorist Confirmed!
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down1·7 months agoTerrorism just boils down to “political violence against non-combatants”. And by that definition yes the US government is 100% a terrorist organization
minus-squareERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoOh… it’s not just the US, it’s practically every government.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-27 months agoFunctionally the definition is “political violence by non-state actors” i.e. it’s not terrorism when the government does it
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoRight, HTS in Syria were terrorists until they won.
I’m terrified of the government.
Government = Terrorist?
I mean, that is literally what terrorism means. And the government is terrorizing people.
Government = Terrorist Confirmed!
Terrorism just boils down to “political violence against non-combatants”.
And by that definition yes the US government is 100% a terrorist organization
Oh… it’s not just the US, it’s practically every government.
Always has been.
Functionally the definition is “political violence by non-state actors” i.e. it’s not terrorism when the government does it
Right, HTS in Syria were terrorists until they won.