• The Cuuuuube@beehaw.org
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      6 days ago

      ???

      A terror state is a state that controls its citizens through the use of terror. A terrorist state is a state that then inflects that terror out into the rest of the world in an act of expansionist imperialism. So… Yeah. It’s internal. Because I was talking about internal use of terror to control a citzenry

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        6 days ago

        I am currently in India and I have absolutely no impression that people are controlled by terror. Those who oppose Modi seem to be very open about it.

        EDIT: maybe it applies more to opposition politicians?

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          6 days ago

          as in all authoritarian regimes it depends on how you look and where you are. keep your eyes up and your head high