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The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).
Though Trump may not be directly using force and violence, he is, arguably, inciting force and violence.
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PBC_Democrat
(401 posts)Disagreeing with, disliking, even despising someone doesn't make them a terrorist.
RandiFan1290
(6,275 posts)to call off his violent thugs.
PBC_Democrat
(401 posts)And his tweets and statements need to be a major focus in the 2020 campaign.
ck4829
(35,126 posts)You don't see anybody doing that now.
And what about the whole "terrorist" vs "freedom fighter" idea.
I don't remember anyone telling Reagan, "Hey words matter. Agreeing with, liking, even loving someone doesn't make them a freedom fighter"
Another issue with this: Right now, Republicans are trying to tell us antifa is a terrorist organization, even though it's not terrorist and not even an organization.
I can also assure you they aren't having this same debate about whether or not words matter.
So why should we?
rampartc
(5,511 posts)or had an "anti-Semite bone in his body."
certainly trump knows what his speeches, tweets, rallies, and conspiracy theories are doing to his lunatic followers.
femmedem
(8,226 posts)lastlib
(23,530 posts)(Blazing Saddles reference)
Vinca
(50,390 posts)Timmygoat
(779 posts)People say 'how can this happen?' it does not take a genius to know how Trump works, a typical coward with a big mouth who inspires others to do his bidding, he creates hate and sits back while it happens.
Trump is even tweeting about the Mayor of London, calling him names, it is what he does!
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)So he meets the USG definition