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    1. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

      1/​10​​​ ​When is an attack terrorism? @Max_Fisher and @amandataub walk us through the "simple" question that has divided the U.S.

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    2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

      2/10 ​On the surface, this could be considered a straightforward question of motive.

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      The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

      3/10 ​Terrorism is defined as an attack on civilians meant to frighten a larger community for political purposes.

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        2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          4/10 ​But the new generation of Islamist terrorism​ ​has blurred the distinctions between terrorist and disturbed loner.

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        3. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          5/10 ​So have recent mass shooters who show signs of both mental illness and an attachment to vague ideological causes.

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        4. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          6/10 ​As a result, terrorism is often in the eye of the beholder, determined as much by the attacker as by the community that is targeted.

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        5. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          7/10 ​The Las Vegas attack, for some Americans, typically those on the left, represented the terrorism of unchecked gun laws.

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        6. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          8/10 ​​The Manhattan attack is seen by many on the right as stemming from the wider threat of uncontrolled Muslim immigration.

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        7. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          9/10 ​Defining terrorism, then, has become another way of debating who belongs and whose concerns matter.

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        8. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 1 Nov 2017

          10/10 Read more about this "simple" question that has divided the U.S.:http://nyti.ms/2gU0Wop 

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        2. Tess, Pip, and me‏ @tessandpippug 1 Nov 2017
          Replying to @nytimes

          so that's why Stephen Paddock wasn't a terrorist? I'm not buying.

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        1. BigBen101‏ @NBsky63 1 Nov 2017
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          And if that information is inconclusive,,,,, maybe the Vegas shooting was politically motivated..... doubt if anyone knows

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        1. PegMayo‏ @purplepeg_25 1 Nov 2017
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          Look up “terror” in @MerriamWebster. I’ll wait.

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        1. Prince Kakama‏ @PKakama 1 Nov 2017
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          When u are attacking those arabs in their countries,u don't think of the consquencies? ?

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        1. Reever Mayhoos‏ @DonaldSyphilis 1 Nov 2017
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          Are extremist religious beliefs political?

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        1. Reever Mayhoos‏ @DonaldSyphilis 1 Nov 2017
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          Oh... like when the US bombs hospitals.

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        2. Life During Jihad‏ @J_Innocente 1 Nov 2017
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          So if ideology is the basis for defining terrorism then technically Stephen Haddock was no terrorist. But IMHO, a guy shooting 600 folks...

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        3. Life During Jihad‏ @J_Innocente 1 Nov 2017
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          ...in 10 mins from the safety of a hotel room is much more terrifying than an actual terrorist with a cooker bomb or a rented truck.

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        1. BlueEyes‏ @HeatherLee1023 1 Nov 2017
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          & Islamic terrorism is defined as any terrorist act committed by groups or individuals who profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals

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        1. Murline Revis X‏ @piedmontian11 1 Nov 2017
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          😂

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