• The Cuuuuube@beehaw.org
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    12 days ago

    ???

    A terror state is a state that controls its citizens through the use of terror. A terrorist state is a state that then inflects that terror out into the rest of the world in an act of expansionist imperialism. So… Yeah. It’s internal. Because I was talking about internal use of terror to control a citzenry

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      12 days ago

      I am currently in India and I have absolutely no impression that people are controlled by terror. Those who oppose Modi seem to be very open about it.

      EDIT: maybe it applies more to opposition politicians?

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        12 days ago

        as in all authoritarian regimes it depends on how you look and where you are. keep your eyes up and your head high