I recently watched a documentary called If a Tree Falls all about the history of the Earth Liberation Front, and it raised a very interesting point about 'eco-terrorism'. Basically most members of the ELF began as non-violent environmental activists who were ignored by government and treated roughly by police/other authorities (in some cases being pepper-sprayed over really trivial things). This led to a core few attempting to defeat their enemies by destroying the property, so that it would not be possible for their businesses to make a profit at the expense of the earth.
Now I'm not condoning their actions or saying they shouldn't go to prison for setting fire to biology labs and sawmills, and I don't want the thread to focus on whether you think the group is right or wrong. Instead I'd like to know whether you think this destruction of property, whilst making certain that no human is injured, qualifies as an act of terrorism, and why you think that.
If you have Netflix then the documentary is on there, but I'm not expecting anyone to watch it just for the purpose of watching this thread. I'll just point out one other example of destruction of property that could be considered terrorism - the Boston Tea Party. And I will also leave this informative review I found on IMDB:
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