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I'm of the belief that the Jan 6th attack on the Capitol was a very serious thing and went beyond "mob violence," but I don't believe it was a terrorist attack. ("Attempted coup", etc. may be more appropriate) but the instigators were interested in more than just terrorizing people. Words have meaning.

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> Words have meaning.

So you should consult a dictionary. Terrorism isn’t defined by whether it terrorizes people. It it about the threat / execution of violence to further a political end.

That definition would literally encompass all political violence.

Terrorism is all political violence, except violence made by legitimate governments.

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