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"extremism" and "terrorism" are such meaningless words, aren't they?

What's extreme to you is normal to another. You think the burrkka is misogynistic, while an arabian Muslim would think a woman showing her ankles is extreme and radical for their culture. At the end of the day, "terrorism" is another cop-out word. Shouldn't we want people who do wrong to feel terrified? Don't we admire superheroes like batman in our movies, who essentially use terror to manipulate criminals into thinking twice? I am an extremist terroristic; I am extremely good, and as such I terrify evil.
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I do think the word terrorist is meaningless now does not Russia, who invaded Ukraine, call Ukraine terrorist? The governor of one of our first dates for Florida regularly calls anyone who protest, a terrorist

It is very different, to use terror against an actual enemy
It is entirely different to do so to a population.

Even the definition of evil, it’s not a clear indicator of for the justification of violent deeds.
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In my opinion, it's a fairly useless term. Militaries and intelligence agencies frequently do things that would be called terrorism if someone else did them.

Right and wrong are what matter. When it comes to violence, the question is whether or not it is justified and proportionate. Terms like "terrorist" are just a government's way of saying "they're baddies and we're goodies".

 
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