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		qznc on May 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A former CIA spy has revealed his key role in the ... If terrorists win they are not called terrorists anymore. Compare the Boston Tea Party which started the war of independence.

dhd415 on May 15, 2016 [–]

The Boston Tea Party was most certainly not terrorism. No one was hurt or killed, either combatants or civilians. It cheapens the word to use it for any act of defiance against a government.

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