Re:The terrorist inside my husband's brain
by rifung on Saturday October 01, 2016 @08:19PM
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> What makes the analogy to "terrorism" apt here?
Looking up one of the definitions of terrorism, I see "the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion".
This being the case, I think it's more or less appropriate here, since the article says, "I was getting accustomed to the two of us spending more time in reviewing our days. The subjects though were starting to fall predominantly in the category of fear and anxiety"
On the other hand, I suppose you could argue there is no coercion being involved. In any case, I don't think the title was meant to link this to anything political but rather just an actor causing fear.
Looking up one of the definitions of terrorism, I see "the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion".
This being the case, I think it's more or less appropriate here, since the article says, "I was getting accustomed to the two of us spending more time in reviewing our days. The subjects though were starting to fall predominantly in the category of fear and anxiety"
On the other hand, I suppose you could argue there is no coercion being involved. In any case, I don't think the title was meant to link this to anything political but rather just an actor causing fear.