• lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    this term is misused so often. did the culprits release a message that shows they were trying to instill terror to change the behavior of the targeted group?

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      8 days ago

      The far right is anti immigrants and very anti anything islam. Do you really believe that those crimes are not to send a message to the government? This is def terrorism same as the attack on the synaguoges

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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        8 days ago

        i don’t see how this would instill terror in the government and make them change some policy. (change what btw. fireproof mosqes?)

        i don’t even see this terrorising a voter group big enough to influence the government indirectly.

        but i acknowledge that terrorists usually aren’t very bright, so if they are terrorists, they maybe believe it works like that.

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          8 days ago

          Terrorism acts rarely made a government bend to their demands or policies changes. It doesn’t have to successful to be an terrorist act

          If terrorists was not bright in a certain aspect they would never succeed in accomplish any attacks

          • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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            8 days ago

            nah, terrorism is one of the easiest stupidest things, because it’s impossible to protect against. every idiot can start a fire or blow himself up. and even then, some terrorists fail, meaning they are the stupidest of the stupid.