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Re: Alleged driver of car that plowed into Charlottesville crowd was a Nazi sympathiz
He probably wasn't trying to effect political change, but he might have been trying to intimidate people he considered to be enemies of his cause. That would make it terrorism. I agree with those who say that we have to wait and see what his motive is.
Just out of curiosity, how tightly do you want the word "terrorist" defined.
For example, is it terrorism to kill enemy soldiers with an IED? We call them that.
IMO lots of things described as "terrorism" simply aren't. I don't think he hoped to effect political change, but I would consider it an act of "war", because he was killing strangers who he disagreed with.
It was about their beliefs, and the threat and anger he felt towards them because of those beliefs.
Maybe this is the first "shot" in a civil war.
Might be good for us, in the long run.
He probably wasn't trying to effect political change, but he might have been trying to intimidate people he considered to be enemies of his cause. That would make it terrorism. I agree with those who say that we have to wait and see what his motive is.