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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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    3. 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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      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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        2. 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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        3. 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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        4. 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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        5. 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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        6. 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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        7. 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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        1. User001‏ @KenH3 1 Nov 2017
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          If the disturbed loaner is doing it for political reasons, it’s terrorism. If they are insane (legal definition), then it is not terrorism.

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        1. Donna Hartt‏ @donnahartt 1 Nov 2017
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          This disturbed loner was an ISIS sympathizer, therefore a terrorist, nothing blurry here, perhaps your glasses need a cleaning?

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        1. Good Fundies Brian‏ @OmarMinayaFan 1 Nov 2017
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          No it hasn't. It literally hasn't changed the meaning of the word. Although if you continue to misuse it enough, it might.

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        1. vanessa‏ @vsantacruz 1 Nov 2017
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          Right bc the guy has no ties to ISIS it’s just his excuse to act out violence

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        1. Xander Rawlins‏ @antileftguy 1 Nov 2017
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          So radical jihadis can't be disturbed loners?

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        1. Kannibis Kid‏ @KannibisKid 1 Nov 2017
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        1. Marquessa Casey #MAGA #ConstitutionalRights‏ @marquessacasey 1 Nov 2017
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          Um no the definition is pretty clear. The IRA did the same sorts of things and GB had no problem calling it terrorism. No more of your #PCBS

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        1. Yur_daddy‏ @pimpny123 1 Nov 2017
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          Stop linking islam with terrorism, if so than las vegas was a christian terrorism ? Using your logic?!

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        1. Dr. Karin Armstrong, CRNP‏ @nursekarin 1 Nov 2017
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          .Don't forget/discount that this is also an issue of race. If a Non-white #BlackLivesMatter supporter did this...terrorism! #truth

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