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Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by RIMR on Friday August 28, 2026 @06:50PM (#49485178)
Spraying paint into the jet engine of a military aircraft is not "terrorism". It may be criminal, but it was not in any way a violent crime. Given that it disabled the aircraft, it counts as more than mere vandalism, but calling this an act of terror is outrageous.

The logic seems to be that Hamas has committed terrorist attacks against Israel, and is also the government of Palestine, so anyone fighting for the human rights of Palestinian people is actually materially supporting Hamas terrorism against Israelis. That does not really track if you know anything at all about what's going on in Palestine right now, or what people's actual criticisms of Israel are.

Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by philipwhiuk on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:08PM (#49486258)
Terrorism is often defined as actions designed to invoke political change.

There's no actual requirement for violence for it to be terrorism.

Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by dbdr on Saturday August 29, 2026 @03:16AM (#49487664)
An event encouraging people to vote in an election or a peaceful demonstration against a proposed legislation are "actions designed to invoke political change". I don't think any of those are commonly understood to be terrorism, nor should they.
Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by harimau777 on Saturday August 29, 2026 @08:06AM (#49489213)
I think that's down to people stretching the definition of terrorism to suit their political ends.
Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by Synaesthesia on Saturday August 29, 2026 @11:05AM (#49490514)
Terrorism has to include violence, by my definition at least.

It's in the name. Terrifying people into compliance. Well that isn't the case here.

Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by echoangle on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:33PM (#49493535)
So holding a public debate is terrorism too? That’s a pretty lacking definition.