• Wodge@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      18
      arrow-down
      7
      ·
      1 year ago

      I dunno, the OED definition is: “a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.” The Unlawful violence was the act of running people over, they’re car factory workers, so non military, ergo civilians, and they did it to against people expressing their opinion, which could be argued to be political as it regards the politics of CEOs compensation and the growing inequality of the world.

      So yeah, terrorist.

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        9
        ·
        1 year ago

        He’s talking about the secret meaning where conservative politics aren’t politics so conservative terrorists can’t be terrorists.

          • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            Can’t touch grass, too busy breaking down doors and bear spraying cops at my peaceful protest over election integrity concerns. Maybe next week after I’m done trying to kidnap the governor of Michigan, but it might conflict with Yet Another Lone Wolf Mass Shooting so I can’t commit to anything.

            After all, like conservatives loudly and proudly said at CPAC, “We are all domestic terrorists.”

      • XbSuper@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        16
        ·
        1 year ago

        Jesus Christ. I often wonder why I’m still on Lemmy when I hear nonsense like this.

    • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      Stochastic terrorism is the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted.[1] Dehumanizing a targeted group or individual in a way that could incite violence[2] may also provide plausible deniability for the instigator.[3] Since 2018, it has been used to analyze possible inspirations of lone wolf attacks.[4] Sociologist Ramón Spaaij worries the increasing prevalence of this type of rhetoric in the discourse will lead to more political violence.[5]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism

      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        4
        ·
        1 year ago

        Which is not even close to “one driver was incredibly frustrated at the people blocking him from going home”