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Chrisboy265 t1_iwk527o wrote

Reply to comment by a_phantom_limb in Van Wert Co. Sheriff: 25 to 40 thousand minks with a diet consisting of 'fresh kills' released from farm by FancyFrostFire

I think the people who did this are idiots, but terrorism? Unless they did this with the sole intent to destroy the ecosystem, I think calling it terrorism is a stretch. Idiocy is more fitting.

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a_phantom_limb t1_iwk63x6 wrote

Is it loaded language? Sure. Is it hyperbolic? In terms of impact, I honestly don't think so. If one is advocating on behalf of an ecosystem, as is sometimes the case both rhetorically and legally, some human terms are going to be applied. No one literally wages war against the environment and no one can literally terrorize a habitat, but the end result is equivalent: human-caused carnage endured by organisms that can't defend themselves from people's actions.

Still, your objection is valid and I'll try to rephrase it.

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