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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Terrorism is one of those funny words. The kinds that are difficult to define because they're subjective: like freedom and justice.
I think, simply put, terrorism is the use or the threat of violence to support or advance a cause. Yes, this is subjective, but that's often the way of the world. We do not control how terror works.
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The meaning we derive from it is ultimately a question of scale.
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Saying we do not control how terror works is plausible at the street level but I think many powerful governments in the world do control how terror works. But we at the street level do not see that because we live by the notion of good versus evil (
us against them,..with us or against us) believing that terrorism is one sided and acted only against us. Many governments use and threaten violence to advance or support a cause.
And yes the meaning derived is a question of scale and also a question of intention.