I like this definition very much.
However, would you for example include propaganda, which is specifically designed to spread fear? I always associated terrorism with physical violence.
However, would you for example include propaganda, which is specifically designed to spread fear? I always associated terrorism with physical violence.
Propaganda in the form of "$OUTGROUP are all murderers and rapists" is just fearmongering rather than terrorism, propaganda that threatens violence directly (eg. "Kill all $OUTGROUP") might be considered such, esp. if there is any reason to think that the propaganda is at all likely to be acted upon (so, if $OUTGROUP is "clowns" I don't think it would currently qualify, but "banksters" might).
I can't say for sure and would really need decent examples.