To call some acts "terror" is to pretend that (say) being shot at on a conventional battlefield is NOT terrifying. Huh?
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@polyparadigm I think we again underestimate how much emotional impact/propaganda has always been a goal of war1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@polyparadigm my point is methodological innovation is always going on. Mythologizing it is an own-goal.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@polyparadigm Actually the word "civilian" is almost as bad as "terrorist." There are no innocent civilians in a democracy. All condone war.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@polyparadigm I think the Charlie Hebdo people correctly understood themselves to be combatants.
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