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'''Terrorism''' is defined by the US [[Department of Defense]] as "''the unlawful use of -- or threatened use of -- force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives.''"

'''Terrorism''' is defined by the US [[Department of Defense]] as "''the unlawful use of -- or threatened use of -- force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives.''"

The government definition, however, is too narrow.  [[Atheist]]ic terrorism consists of publicity-seeking acts of murder, such as that at [[Columbine High School]], consistent with [[existentialism]] or [[nihilism]], which do not necessarily seek to intimidate or coerce government.  [[Environmentalist]] terrorism consists of the destruction of property in a manner designed to bring free publicity to the movement.

The government definition, however, is too narrow.  [[Atheism|Atheist]]ic terrorism consists of publicity-seeking acts of murder, such as that at [[Columbine High School]], consistent with [[existentialism]] or [[nihilism]], which do not necessarily seek to intimidate or coerce government.  [[Environmentalist]] terrorism consists of the destruction of property in a manner designed to bring free publicity to the movement.

The term itself was coined as a result of the [[French Revolution]], referring in particular to [[Maximilien de Robespierre]]'s [[Reign of Terror]], although it was closer to state-sponsored terrorism in this case.

The term itself was coined as a result of the [[French Revolution]], referring in particular to [[Maximilien de Robespierre]]'s [[Reign of Terror]], although it was closer to state-sponsored terrorism in this case.