[vacri]

Clarifying further, 'terrorism' means using fear (the 'terror' part) to achieve political goals (the 'ism' part). Peacefully blocking a highway might be civil disobedience, but it's nowhere near terrifying.

[click170]

To clarify further, I could call my landlord a terrorist because he'll come banging on my door if I don't pay him on time. That induces fear, yet I think we can all agree my landlord is not a terrorist for wanting to collect his rent.

"Terrorism" is a laughably flexible term that could be used to fit just about anything given the right wording.

If you have to resort to calling someone a terrorist in order to get me on your side, you've failed to state why I should agree with you without resorting to FUD.

[vacri]

You've really got to stretch the definition of 'political goal' to include 'collecting rent from a contract that you both agreed to'. :)

[click170]

Hm, that's a fair point.

Taxes are something that is, shall we say, less optional. I probably should have went with that analogy instead in hindsight. :)

[rev_null]

That bigot who sent the letter to the chief of police seemed pretty terrified.

[dubfan]

The protestors are using fear (the fear of being attacked by police) to achieve a political goal (somewhat murky but the general gist seems to be to accelerate the depolicing of cities).

[vacri]

The protestors aren't controlling the source of the fear, though.