A lot of heated rhetoric surrounding the Austin bomber--who thankfully won't be hurting anyone anymore--and whether or not he was a terrorist. I teach classes on terrorism, and here's a thread why it's unclear (based on what we know now) and why the classification matters. 1/x
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Terrorism is political. Criminal violence is personal, motivated by profit, revenge, enjoyment, etc. The motives of gangsters, conventional murderers, serial killers. Terrorists, by contrast, believe themselves to be altruists, aiming to improve society or defend their people 2/x
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Weird case. Definitely political. But they didn't kill (or even injure) anyone, so it's not terrorism. Criminal trespassing? A really weak armed rebellion against the United States? Mostly see it referred to as "armed occupation," which might be the clearest term.
5:54 AM - 22 Mar 2018
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