Why aren’t race/bigotry motivated crimes committed by non-islamist groups not considered acts of terrorism by the media/general public?
Terrorism is a point a view, not an inherent fact to a situation. When the OK city bombing happened all the media rushed to say it was committed by Arab terrorists. When it was revealed to be perpetrated by a white Christian American, the reporting changed to a mad-man, a political extremist.
The Short Answer
Terrorism is a point a view, not an inherent fact to a situation. When the OK city bombing happened all the media rushed to say it was committed by Arab terrorists. When it was revealed to be perpetrated by a white Christian American, the reporting changed to a mad-man, a political extremist. Terrorism is used as an 'us vs. them' label, and is much more readily applied when the 'them' do not racially or culturally match to the 'us' group. Plenty of people believe the US commits acts of terrorism in the middle east, it really just comes down to perspective when the media is using the term.
Analysis
Key Concepts: Terrorism, media, point
This explanation focuses on terrorism, media, point and spans 108 words across 6 sentences. At 50% above the average Biology explanation (72 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
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The explanation opens with: “Terrorism is a point a view, not an inherent fact to a situation.” It then elaboratesultimately building toward a complete picture across 6 connected points.
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