I don’t think you’re defending the actions of the person, it’s clear you’re not. However, I do think that this event is part of a larger historical context of white people terrorizing black people in America. [quote=“popobawa4u, post:50, topic:97531”]
I don’t deny it being terrorism, I refute it being terrorism.
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Why don’t you expand on this a bit and let us know why you’re refuting that it’s terrorism, maybe putting it in the context of what you think terrorism actually IS and when it applies. [quote=“popobawa4u, post:50, topic:97531”]
Terrorism is often used to describe asymmetrical power conflicts
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No doubt. I completely agree here with this assessment. Yet, the actions are still often aimed at terrorizing people to aid a political point of view. Whether or not we agree with the actors in question is irrelevant, I think. [quote=“popobawa4u, post:50, topic:97531”]
but white supremacy in the US is arguably not fringe, and has a degree of structural support.
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And again, you’re not wrong. But why not call it terrorism despite anyway, since the intent is to terrorize a specific group of people for political ends. [quote=“popobawa4u, post:50, topic:97531”]
I think it is reactionary to simply choose the most evocative crime instead of the most accurate one,
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I do think the policing of white supremacist structures through violence qualifies, quite honestly. [quote=“popobawa4u, post:50, topic:97531”]
we also risk getting into thought-crime territory where the court of popular opinion can mask decree by the dominant ideology.
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Should we be inclusive of white supremacists? Really?
