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demmiblue

(38,558 posts) Sat Oct 10, 2020, 12:30 PM Oct 2020

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WDIV Detroit: ... we will be using the term "domestic terrorism" or "domestic terrorist," rather... [View all]

After much discussion in our newsroom, we've decided that moving forward, we will be using the term "domestic terrorism" or "domestic terrorist," rather than militia. We feel these words better define the subjects of the investigation.

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WDIV Detroit: ... we will be using the term "domestic terrorism" or "domestic terrorist," rather... [View all] demmiblue Oct 2020 OP

Big K&R! nt tblue37 Oct 2020 #1

About time! Hope this catches on.... unblock Oct 2020 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #4

One Hopes It is the Start Of a Trend, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2020 #3

Clearly they are not a Sinclair owned station! Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #5

Sinclair station would be spinning it as a secret Antifa group or even BLM KS Toronado Oct 2020 #9

It's about time. Thank you, WDIV. louis-t Oct 2020 #6

This is a big f**king deal. Another form of white privilege is escaping the "Terrorist" label. flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #7

Malcolm Nance called them "Vanilla Isis" Generic Brad Oct 2020 #8

Y'all Qaeda? muntrv Oct 2020 #14

xlnt news, hope it catches on bigly. nt msongs Oct 2020 #10

And the right will say there is no such thing as domestic terrorism in the law ToxMarz Oct 2020 #11

Definitely not a station owned by the Sinclair Group. Good for them. Fla Dem Oct 2020 #12

Finally. Let's see this get traction as it should. yonder Oct 2020 #13

About damn time. cayugafalls Oct 2020 #15

It took "much discussion" to call terrorism what it is? lambchopp59 Oct 2020 #16

About time nt Nululu Oct 2020 #17

Great...but I also wish tazmaniac Oct 2020 #18

2020 really is a wild and crazy year IronLionZion Oct 2020 #19

yeah, so they have always been llashram Oct 2020 #20

Use both Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #21

TY WDIV Detroit! That's what they are! Rt! Cha Oct 2020 #22