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Yeah, like how 'terrorism' has changed over time from meaning 'violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives' to include things like the use of violence against military personnel, both at home and in occupied territory, vandalism such as freeing caged animals, and the terrible crime of recording video. Terrorism has ceased to mean anything in the mainstream, it's become a synonym for 'something I dislike'. Much in the way that 'socialist' has been repeatedly used to describe the Obama administration, despite the fact that it is in no way socialist. Yet we can still use the real meaning of these words in intelligent discourse and discourage improper use.