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| {{terrorism}} | |||
| '''] ]''' may be defined as violence committed by groups or individuals on the ] in order to achieve a political goal through the creation of fear. However, this initial definition can be fleshed out in various different ways as what counts as "terrorism" is disputed. | |||
| Many ] groups and movements claim to unequivocally reject terrorism either on moral grounds or for being counter-productive in advancing the progressive cause. Groups on the ] tend to have mixed feelings about political violence. They generally try to differentiate the violent actions of unsupported minority groups, of which they are critical, with ] struggles and extreme ] (e.g. ]), of which they are less critical, uncritical or even supportive. | |||
| Perhaps one of the earliest practitioners of what could be termed left-wing terrorism was the ] | |||
| in ] in the late 19th and early 20th century. They aimed to overthrow the oppressive authoritarianism of the Tsarist state by systematic attacks on the Tsar and his ministers. Even as a response to such a regime, aimed at the leaders of the regime, their strategy was hotly debated within the Russian left, for example in a discussion of the Narodniks ] wrote: | |||
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| 'In our eyes, individual terror is inadmissible precisely because it belittles the role of the masses in their own consciousness, reconciles them to their own powerlessness, and turns their eyes and hopes toward a great avenger and liberator who someday will come and accomplish his mission.' | |||
| <ref> by ] | |||
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| In the ] various leftwing groups sprang up from the ] of the time, such as ] and the ] in the ], the ] in ], the ] group in ], the ] in ] and so on. These groups were impatient with the pace of progress the social movements had achieved. They turned to acts of terrorism in order to either hasten what they deemed progress or in order to shock the populace into dissatisfaction with the status quo. The actual result of their activities was to divide the left and they failed to inflict serious damage on their "ruling classes". | |||
| It is also generally accepted that Communist states have used mass murder, torture and other forms of cruelty in order to further their political ideologies. For example, both ] and ] committed atrocities in the name of ], are on a par with those committed by ] in the name of ]. Depending upon the definition one uses this qualifies as terrorism, specifically as ]. | |||
| In response to terrorism committed for goals that are not specifically socialist, such as ] terrorism, whilst being critical those on the left often claim that "''you can not compare the violence of the oppressed to the violence of the oppresser''".{{citation needed}} | |||
| ==Examples of left-wing terrorist groups== | |||
| * Brigate Rosse (]). | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ], also known as Baader-Meinhof Gang | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (FARC) | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ], also known as Fatah Revolutionary Council | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (BIF) | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (prior to seizing power) | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| * by ] | |||
| * by ] | |||
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