Brilliant work of art portraying modern society
This is a brilliant work of art. The flash is excellent and the political paradigm spot on. Modern day society is being transformed into an Orwellian police state where the population is controlled through fear. We are constantly told terrorists could nuke us at any minute, just rally behind your leaders to be safe. That by definition is terrorism. Terrorism, before it was "redefined" was defined in the 1914 Encylopedia Britannica as "A mode of government by terror or intimidation".
With the passage of the patriot act immediately after september 11th, section 802 defines domestic terrorism as "activities that-- involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State" By this definition any criminal act could be defined as terrorism if it was shown to be dangerous to human life. Something as menial as jay walking could be defined as terrorism because its a criminal act and is dangerous to human life.
Here is the exact definition from Section 802, H.R. 3162 (USA Patriot Act)
SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended--
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;