Cynical musing about how the mechanism of both is similar to certain extent

1. Terrorism is Activism

2. Terrorism
• Create a terror
– Something that cause trouble to other
– Threatening their security and convenience

3. Terrorism
• Public respond
– They kill peoples
– They might kill ME next  emphasis important
– MY income! MY investment! MY assets!
• But public don’t have power
– No gun, no training
– Definitely not taking reponsibility if something
fucked up

4. Terrorism
• Public threaten those who can do something
– Politician with political interest and power
– The riches with money power and influences

5. Terrorism
• Those with power contemplates
– How will this give ME more profits
– How will this help secure ME more political power
• If the deal is good
– Fulfil the terrorists’ demand
• Terrorist: mission successful! Purpose is
served! *power rush orgasm*

6. Activism
• Create an action
– Strike
– Create a headline
• Demonstration
• Huge social media campaign
• Petition
– Riot

7. Activism
• Public respond
– Mother fucker traffic jam!
– Late for work, MY perfect attendance bonus!
– Late for work, MY million dollar deal!
– The riot could destroy MY home!
• Business respond
– Production stop, MY cashflow!
– Scrutiny coming, MONEY will need to be spent

8. Activism
• Those with power contemplates
– This will affect MY popularity in next election
– Is the EXPENSE for fulfiling their demand bring
more PROFIT than what might be lost if this goes
on ?
• If the deal is good
– Okay, you win
• Activist: mission successful! We show them
who’s in control *power rush orgasm*

9. Conclusion
• The mechanism is not that different
• Public think they have power
– They don’t
– They can only threat those who have power
– Empty threat is useless and quickly forgotten