How to Tell if it's Terrorism

Here is what I have learned this year about terrorism.

NYT_CO_Shooter

It's not terrorism if the shooter is white.

It's only terrorism if the shooter is brown or black.

It's not terrorism if the criminal identifies as Christian or Jewish.

It's only terrorism if the criminal identifies as Muslim or Hindu or occasionally Buddhist.

It's not terrorism if it can be traced to the "First World".

It's only terrorism if it can be traced to the "Third World".

It's not terrorism if we have a major news network egging it on.

It's only terrorism if our political and media elites don't like it

via +Yonatan Zunger

This article was updated on May 9, 2023

David F