I think that the use of the word terrorism is very subjective. I’m not saying there aren’t valid cases in which the word terrorism should be used, but I think that word is used in a manner that is more for manipulation then anything else. Politicians and the media, I feel, use the term whenever they would like to incite fear or worry in the general public so that the general public may side with a politician on a particular plan of action to combat terrorist forces. I’m not saying there aren’t valid cases in which the word terrorism should be used, but I think that word is used in a subjective manner. I think revolution and terrorism can be seen as two sides of the same coin. While one person, or group of people, feels that they are trying to change things for the better, those on the receiving end feel like they are being attacked. I think something that could set the two apart is the type of violence: many revolutionaries target people in power who they feel abuse their power or stall the progress of new ideas, whereas terrorists target innocent people to make a point. Still, you can see that it’s really hard to differentiate the too and I bet you a million bucks that id the Occupy movement had gotten stronger and they were making things happen and move in a different direction, they would have been called “terrorists” by the federal government. (And yes, the federal government has described some organizations in the United States as “terrorist groups”)

 Like i keep repeating, and I know you’re all tired of hearing this, not everything is in black and white!