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Grunchlk t1_iydceuv wrote

Reply to comment by Morbo2142 in Letter bomb explodes in Ukranian embassy in Madrid by The_Food_Scientist

>This was probably some Russian sympathizer who's brain has been turned to mush by Russian propaganda.

Sure but if it were an Iranian expatriate doing this to an Israeli embassy it would be widely regarded as a state sponsored terror attack and Iran itself would be culpable and subject to reprisals.

As it stands you're effectively painting it as "a passionate expatriate that got a little carried away." It's terrorism. Russia is executing a terrorist campaign in Russia and encouraging, either directly or indirectly, its expatriates to do the same.

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Morbo2142 t1_iyde3z9 wrote

Stochastic terrorism is what you described. And I believe what I called it. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stochastic-terrorism.

The government didn't carry out the attack but they encouraged and directed the behavior.

It's irresponsible to call an attack state sponsored unless there is proof the state had a direct involvement in planning and/doing the attack.

I don't disagree with you. It's hard to parse out what the Russian government is doing these days, what with all the reports of state approved warcrimes, terrorism, and gross human rights violations.

Also Iran isn't invading Isreal at the moment, so it would be a bit more of a surprise given all the happenings in Iran as of late.

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