Comment on Well, I guess that settles it

• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

  It’s pretty much always meant violence for an ideology or cause. And the political motivation is very much what makes the difference.

  Words do have definitions.

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  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Well then define non-combatants. The person he should was at fault for hundreds of not thousands of deaths. Saying he didn’t personally do them would be like saying a general is not responsible for their troops actions.

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    • TheRealKuni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well then define non-combatants.

      “a person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian, chaplain, or medical practitioner.”

      Sure he was responsible for deaths due to denying health coverage. But he’s still a civilian.

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      • bollybing@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So is the president, who orders drone strikes on civilians.

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      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So it was a civilian on civilian kill. Not a militant group/gang/mercenary.

        If the “battle” was pertaining to healthcare denials, he was currently battling and his group took up battle after he was gone.

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  • Fleur_@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    “Different definitions of terrorism emphasize its randomness, its aim to instill fear, and its broader impact beyond its immediate victims.”

    From the article you cited

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  • allo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    using definitions is cheating

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  • kreskin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Its wildly overused though isnt it. Anyone can say almost anything and claim its political.

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s usually applied to a non state actor, not a government.

      The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, for example, isn’t generally considered a terrorist attack.

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• Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  He likely intended to cause terror for the victims minority.

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