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minus-squareKalysta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoAlso anyone who ever harmed a protestor. The guy who ran over Heather Heyer should have been charged with terrorism too.
minus-squareWrenFeathers@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoIf the idea behind the violence is to cause fear? Yes. I absolutely agree. Terrorism is a term not used enough when it comes to acts of violence. We need to stop minimizing it and start calling it what it is.
minus-squareKalysta@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoYup. Except it only applies when the scared people are rich. Either it should apply to everyone or no one. And as charged, this is an overreach for Luigi Mangione. Unless they go back and start charging others with terrorism as well.
Also anyone who ever harmed a protestor. The guy who ran over Heather Heyer should have been charged with terrorism too.
If the idea behind the violence is to cause fear? Yes. I absolutely agree.
Terrorism is a term not used enough when it comes to acts of violence. We need to stop minimizing it and start calling it what it is.
Yup. Except it only applies when the scared people are rich.
Either it should apply to everyone or no one. And as charged, this is an overreach for Luigi Mangione. Unless they go back and start charging others with terrorism as well.