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The Infinite Cat Project
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Terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to
intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political,
personal, religious, or ideological change.[1][2] Terrorist attacks
are designed to influence the broader society to which those killed,
injured, or taken hostage belong. The dramatic focus of mass media
is often ascribed as amplifying and broadcasting feelings of intense
fear and anger that make terrorism more effective in the modern
world. As a type of unconventional warfare, terrorism is designed
to weaken or supplant existing political landscapes through capitulation
or acquiescence as opposed to subversion or direct military action. The term is also used pejoratively to assert that its violence targets "innocent civilians," or that it is immoral, wanton, unjustified, indiscriminate, or executed "with disregard for human life." According to some definitions of terrorism used by states and governments, terrorists are actors who do not belong to any recognized armed force, or who do not adhere to their rules, and who are therefore regarded as "rogue actors." Groups that call themselves separatists, revolutionaries, guerrillas and other specific terms are often referenced vaguely and pejoratively by their enemies as terrorists.. |