• Madison420@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Technically spiderman is a terrorist so the analogy is apt.

    It’s kinda fun how amusingly broad the definition of terrorist is.

    The FBI defines terrorism, domestic or international, as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government or civilian population in furtherance of political or social objectives.

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      1 year ago

      By that definition protesters engaged in vandalism or violence at BLM protests would be considered terrorists… as well as the Jan 6 rioters.

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        1 year ago

        Indeed, that’s both my point and the point of the broad definition that relies solely on perception.

        And to be clear that’s the fbis official definition not mine.