tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post5366201150098353012..comments2024-03-16T02:58:07.351-04:00Comments on Me Me Me Me Me: New Posts & Preliminary QueriesMSWallackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222839876578062342.post-9803771535458512422013-05-29T20:56:05.792-04:002013-05-29T20:56:05.792-04:00I've certainly not thought through all of the ...I've certainly not thought through all of the implications, but my brief definition of terrorism is "violence, or the threat of violence, employed to achieve political change." I wonder whether revolutions like ours, or others we'd regard as legitimate, fall under such a definition. As I said, this is just a rule of thumb.<br /><br />Murder of an abortion doctor? That would count, as it's almost certainly a statement on the legality of abortion.<br /><br />Cyberattack on a business? Maybe, if the attack is to change behavior based on the business's actions. If it's to put them out of business for financial reasons, it wouldn't fit "terrorism." On a government entity, unless it was for theft or some other reason, it would.<br /><br />Drone strikes? Probably not, unless they're being used to cow the civilian population. <br />erkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626004771834205967noreply@blogger.com