Recent social media posts by state Rep. Abraham Aiyash highlight the Arab community's frustrations with the Biden campaign in the swing state.
  • Philo@lemmy.zip
    340·
    9 months ago

    So he is making a political threat. Isn’t that by definition terrorism?

    • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
      101·
      9 months ago

      Terrorism includes violence or threat of violence directed at civilians

        • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
          71·
          9 months ago

          There’s not just a single definition of the word, and not just a single correct one. Why don’t you give us your definition that not many people seem to agree with?

          • Philo@lemmy.zip
            110·
            9 months ago

            Didn’t you read any of my other replies? Specifically the one where I mentioned the Patriot Act or would you rather I look it up for you?

            • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
              7·
              9 months ago

              Sure why don’t you? I can’t keep track of everything going on in your world, only reliably just the specific context where we are engaging.

        • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
          5·
          9 months ago

          Okay. So where do you read this guy has threatened to use violence to create fear?

          the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Source

          • Philo@lemmy.zip
            114·
            9 months ago

            I think you misread. i didn’t say anything about violence.

            • dvoraqs@lemmy.world
              81·
              9 months ago

              You imply violence by saying terrorism. That’s why people are saying that it isn’t terrorism.