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25. A little more thorough...from Wiktionary

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:30 PM

Mar 2018

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Noun

terrorism (usually uncountable, plural terrorisms)

1. The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.

2. The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.

3. A form of psychological manipulation through warfare to the purpose of political or religious gains, by means of deliberately creating a climate of fear amongst the inhabitants of a specific geographical region.

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White House: No apparent nexus to terrorism in Texas explosions [View all] DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

I think what they meant to say was "we can't figure out how to blame this on immigrants...yet". n/t CincyDem Mar 2018 #1

+1000 Javaman Mar 2018 #2

According to Trumpadellic thinking, terrorism perpetrated by white people against brown/black people YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #28

Sounds about right. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #6

That means it's a white supremacist. By definition they're not terrorists. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #19

TRANSLATION of Huckleberry: "If it ain'tno Mooslims, it ain't no terrorism" winstars Mar 2018 #3

"nexus" big idea for SHS to swallow. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #4

Profilers have been saying they suspect a white male. herding cats Mar 2018 #5

So if it isn't related to Muslims, PatSeg Mar 2018 #7

Soooo, it can't be "white" related, but . . . Iliyah Mar 2018 #8

The usual excuse BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #9

Bingo workinclasszero Mar 2018 #17

Great one. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2018 #23

I don't know who is doing this. old guy Mar 2018 #10

Not legally. NewDem17 Mar 2018 #13

There was a retired FBI SES who called Joe Madison this morning BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #18

It also has an informal definition LanternWaste Mar 2018 #21

Is It Striking Terror To Those In The Community? ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #11

Definition. NewDem17 Mar 2018 #14

An Unnecessarily Narrow Definition ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #20

A more broad definition Lokilooney Mar 2018 #24

Disagree! ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #31

A little more thorough...from Wiktionary KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #25

Don't Care! ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #32

Going by that logic Lokilooney Mar 2018 #36

We get it... not terrorism until we learn he's a minority. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #33

You're getting straw all over the place from smacking that straw man. Jedi Guy Mar 2018 #35

My guess is some sort of extortion polt n/t Odoreida Mar 2018 #12

There ain't no terrorism BillyBobBrilliant Mar 2018 #15

PoC targeted, killed, maimed for life workinclasszero Mar 2018 #16

2 whites NewDem17 Mar 2018 #22

Collateral Damage nt EarthFirst Mar 2018 #29

I've only read injured. What is your source for 'maimed'? LanternWaste Mar 2018 #34

My tweet tazkcmo Mar 2018 #26

Exactly underpants Mar 2018 #30

"Not terrorism?"... yallerdawg Mar 2018 #27