If the word “terrorism” is to ever a rigorous definition (which I doubt), that definition has to include political violence intended to inspire fear (you know, the terror part). What Palestine Action did doesn’t fit that definition, so proscribing them as a terrorist organization was a massive act of authoritarian overreach, even if you disapprove of what they did. First it’ll be Palestine Action, later it’ll be you. Of course if the word “terrorism” doesn’t have a rigorous definition, then it has no business showing up anywhere near government policy. Either way this is not something that should be taken lying down if Brits want to keep their democracy by 2035.
If the word “terrorism” is to ever a rigorous definition (which I doubt), that definition has to include political violence intended to inspire fear (you know, the terror part). What Palestine Action did doesn’t fit that definition, so proscribing them as a terrorist organization was a massive act of authoritarian overreach, even if you disapprove of what they did. First it’ll be Palestine Action, later it’ll be you. Of course if the word “terrorism” doesn’t have a rigorous definition, then it has no business showing up anywhere near government policy. Either way this is not something that should be taken lying down if Brits want to keep their democracy by 2035.