Ray Saintonge wrote:
It should be taken out because it is both a
characterization
and unnecesary for identifying the incident.
It should only be taken out if it is deemed unnecessary for identifying the
incident. Otherwise we would have to rename [[My Lai Massacre]], [[Boston
Massacre]], (many, many other 'massacres'), [[Holocaust]], [[Racism]], and
[[Terrorism]] itself.
There are numerous other incidents which might be
qualified
as "terrorist", but where that term might be more hotly disputed.
Then we dispute those! But please no blacklisting of terms. That is Newspeak
and censorship.
By completely avoiding the term "terrorist",
even when it seems
obvious, we can avoid the need to set boundaries that define
what is and what is not a terrorist act.
Self-censorship is the worse kind.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)