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Originally Posted by andygrif
<snip>At a time of heightened national security, these bafoons entered the very foundation of our country and pretended to stage a terrorist attack. In fact, just by pretending to do it some would say is a terrorist attack in itself.<snip>
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They did absolutely nothing of the sort! The throwing of flour, eggs, rotten fruit and all kinds of other stuff is a firmly established part of political campaigning in this country. It's a tradition that goes back centuries. Hurling missiles at politicians doesn't suddenly become a '[mock] terrorist attack' just because a real terrorist organisation is thought to be plotting outrages in the UK.
'Terrorism' is fast becoming a curse word alongside 'paedophile' in our culture. When we sensationalise the sickening (and thankfully rare) to the extent that everybody is paranoid about it constantly, and use language in such a careless fashion - especially when attempting to villify somebody you happen to disagree with - paediatricians get their windows smashed by idiots, and dads who have been mistreated by our courts get tarred alongside Osama Bin Laden. Both scenarios are equally stupid and I think a little more care in the use of language is appropriate here.