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State sponsored doesn’t mean the state you absolute dipshit. Man you got me rolling in tears watching you be so triggered but getting something so simple wrong.Hey asshole, you may actually want to do 2 seconds of research before trying to correct someone and tell them they are wrong. Let's take a look...
Per the FBI, they even specify state-sponsored actors here as a qualifying definition:
Terrorism Definitions
International terrorism: Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations (state-sponsored).
Per Britannica:
terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Terrorism has been practiced by political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives, by nationalistic and religious groups, by revolutionaries, and even by state institutions such as armies, intelligence services, and police.
Terrorism | Definition, History, & Facts
Terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Definitions of terrorism are complex and controversial; because of the inherent ferocity of terrorism, the term in its popular usage has...www.britannica.com
Let's check Webster:
Terrorism
the unlawful use or threat of violence especially against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion
Definition of TERRORISM
the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion… See the full definitionwww.merriam-webster.com
So do you mind showing me a definition that states that terrorism can only be perpetrated by non-state actors? Literally, by definition? I did say literal.
You can go ahead and admit you were wrong now. I'll accept your apology.
You know what they mean by state sponsored? Things like Iran funding Hamas. So again, “literally” it doesn’t not fit the definition. Might want to go with a figurative approach