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matthew, the thread wasn't intended to be confrontational. You say that more than half of the country has agreed on a definition for terrorism. Could you please share that definition with us?
The reason the definition of the word is up for debate is because it is used in modern discourse very often but with very little precision. I would like to understand exactly what the media, academia, and my fellow TFPers are implying when they describe something as 'terrorist'.
I would further say that if none of us can be bothered to even vaguely define what the word means for us, then none of us are really entitled to use it. I don't think that's the case... what I would like is to hear everyone's specific thoughts on this.
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