• feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    But it is domestic terrorism, it completely fits that definition. I’m not saying I really give a shit, but let’s be clear what’s happening.

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      Is it though? Terrorism is the use of violence to achieve a political goal by creating fear in a population. The people who are targeting Tesla dealerships aren’t directing their message to the general population, they’re directing it to one Nazi in particular.

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      3 hours ago

      This is basically like that time Jimmy Carter’s peanut fields were torched because of high gasoline prices

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        I mean, if someone was to burn a dealership down, that would be rather similar. I assumed a certain severity of attack, because that word implies a degree of violence to me. I may be wrong there. I don’t think graffiti could ever be accurately described as an attack, for example.

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      Yeah the issue is somehow white nationalist mows down a mall = troubled teen, liberal (re: minority because nuance and reality are things they struggle to grasp) attacks on private property resulting in zero death or major injury = domestic terrorism.

      Iirc they didn’t even label the assassination attempt as domestic terrorism.

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        2 hours ago

        Maybe I’m missing something if the “attacks” in question are water balloons or whatever. I assumed, possibly incorrectly, that something more severe was implied by that word. Like arson, or similar.

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          “Think before you drink before you drive me mad.”

          Carefully chosen words to make people go “oh, that’s terrible” and side with what Trump is saying.