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'''Terrorism''' is the use of terror as a means of coercion. Terror, in turn, is the use of violence in order to force your opponents to accede to your demands, and the extreme fear that this violence then creates in those opponents | '''Terrorism''' is the use of terror as a means of coercion. Terror, in turn, is the use of violence in order to force your opponents to accede to your demands, and the extreme fear that this violence then creates in those opponents. However it is imposible to achieve revolution without instilling fear into the minds of the ruling class.<ref>https://massline.org/Dictionary/TE.htm</ref><ref>https://www.socialistalternative.org/marxism-opposes-terrorism/marxism-opposes-individual-terrorism/</ref>{{Efn|Most of this is from the definition provided by https://massline.org/Dictionary/TE.htm.}} | ||
==Acts of Individual terrorism== | |||
Acts of individual terrorism are generally rejected by any legitimate [[Marxist]] as it is generally unproductive in the greater [[revolutionary]] struggle. This includes assassinations without any larger plan or strategy and individual attacks on police or state infrastructure without any larger guerrilla organization or strategy. | |||
==Use as slander by the bourgeoisie== | ==Use as slander by the bourgeoisie== | ||
Many revolutionaries and revolutionary organizations are blindly labeled as terrorist by the [[state]] as well as by many foreign powers. The [[bourgeoisie]] uses this as an excuse to use torture, mass killing of civilians, terrorism and other human rights abuses.<ref>https://massline.org/Dictionary/BL.htm#blocking_traffic</ref> Like in [[Peru]] under the [[Fujimori]] regime that committed many such acts of terror against the revolutionary masses led by the [[Communist Party of Peru]].<ref>https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/defend_the_Life_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm</ref><ref>https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/the_Trial_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm</ref> | Many revolutionaries and revolutionary organizations are blindly labeled as terrorist by the [[state]] as well as by many foreign powers. The [[bourgeoisie]] uses this as an excuse to use torture, mass killing of civilians, terrorism and other human rights abuses.<ref>https://massline.org/Dictionary/BL.htm#blocking_traffic</ref> Like in [[Peru]] under the [[Fujimori]] regime that committed many such acts of terror against the revolutionary masses led by the [[Communist Party of Peru]].<ref>https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/defend_the_Life_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm</ref><ref>https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/the_Trial_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 2 October 2025
Terrorism is the use of terror as a means of coercion. Terror, in turn, is the use of violence in order to force your opponents to accede to your demands, and the extreme fear that this violence then creates in those opponents. However it is imposible to achieve revolution without instilling fear into the minds of the ruling class.[1][2][a]
Acts of Individual terrorism
Acts of individual terrorism are generally rejected by any legitimate Marxist as it is generally unproductive in the greater revolutionary struggle. This includes assassinations without any larger plan or strategy and individual attacks on police or state infrastructure without any larger guerrilla organization or strategy.
Use as slander by the bourgeoisie
Many revolutionaries and revolutionary organizations are blindly labeled as terrorist by the state as well as by many foreign powers. The bourgeoisie uses this as an excuse to use torture, mass killing of civilians, terrorism and other human rights abuses.[3] Like in Peru under the Fujimori regime that committed many such acts of terror against the revolutionary masses led by the Communist Party of Peru.[4][5]
Excess in revolution
In most revolutions there are bound to excesses which may lead to civilian casualties. If possible these mistakes must be investigated and rectified to try and prevent such incidents from recurring.[6][7]
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9/11, a famous terror attack
References
- ↑ https://massline.org/Dictionary/TE.htm
- ↑ https://www.socialistalternative.org/marxism-opposes-terrorism/marxism-opposes-individual-terrorism/
- ↑ https://massline.org/Dictionary/BL.htm#blocking_traffic
- ↑ https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/defend_the_Life_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm
- ↑ https://www.bannedthought.net/International/RIM/AWTW/1992-18/the_Trial_of_Chairman_Gonzalo.htm
- ↑ https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1921/jan/19.htm
- ↑ https://michaelharrison.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Interview-with-Chairman-Gonzalo.pdf
Notes
- ↑ Most of this is from the definition provided by https://massline.org/Dictionary/TE.htm.