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But it is domestic terrorism, it completely fits that definition. I'm not saying I really give a shit, but let's be clear what's happening.
Is it though? Terrorism is the use of violence to achieve a political goal by creating fear in a population. The people who are targeting Tesla dealerships aren't directing their message to the general population, they're directing it to one Nazi in particular.
Exactly. They aren't even attempting to scare Tesla customers themselves. It's all about tarnishing Musk's image, sending a message, and damaging his cashcow.
If the sentence begins with "the FBI defines..." you can be sure it helps fascists...
I don't know how weird US Law can get, but Elon Musk is not "a Government", a "civilian population" and at this point not even an elected official.
Since these protests are aimed at discrediting and damaging a specific individual and/or enterprise, the FBI definition does not apply.
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-doge-white-house-layoffs-0fcdbb692717c63203ef971cb9807b35
Still, legally the definition of the FBI would not apply.
Why do you have to call me 'dipshit'? Now you made me cry.
A lot of idiots charge people with low comprehension of the laws sometimes that even they themselves wrote.
Still needs to hold up in court.
You don't know how to capture information from what you read.
I am done feeding the troll.
Then there's clearly a distinct and significant double standard at play here, which is 100% the actual problem.
I'm the same person that made the original comment. Yes, that is what I was getting at. How long before "proud terrorist" merchandise? Can't believe how silly the future is.
Rage bait used to be believable
Maybe I'm missing something if the "attacks" in question are water balloons or whatever. I assumed, possibly incorrectly, that something more severe was implied by that word. Like arson, or similar.
So you disagree with the FBIs definition? Why does your disagreement make it bait?
This is basically like that time Jimmy Carter's peanut fields were torched because of high gasoline prices
I mean, if someone was to burn a dealership down, that would be rather similar. I assumed a certain severity of attack, because that word implies a degree of violence to me. I may be wrong there. I don't think graffiti could ever be accurately described as an attack, for example.