> ter·ror·ism:
> The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians,
> in the pursuit of political goals.
Irrespective anyone's sympathies for those goals, the facts are the facts and the actions are the actions.
The only valid definition is: "terrorism is anything I don't like"
This is why Republicans called it a "terrorist fist bump"
I know it's uncomfortable to think that we might side with the terrorists, god knows we've been conditioned by countless hours in counter-strike to think they're the bad guys, but sometimes that's what we feel, and we should make peace with that. It's OK to agree with the goals, but disagree with the means.
The vast majority of the world says they’re freedom fighters.
Indeed.