Do you agree that incel attacks are a form of terrorism?

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The 'Terrorism and Violent Extremism Awareness Guide', released in 2015, was intended to help parents and first responders recognize “indicators or early warning signs” of violent radicalization and terrorist planning.

It lists a variety of symbols and behaviours associated with groups like the anti-capitalist Black Bloc and ISIS.'The update to the guide is the latest sign the government now views incels as a public safety threat in the wake of attacks that have killed 11 and injured 19 in the country over the past two years.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service subsequently recognized incel attacks as a form of ideologically motivated violent extremism, or IMVE, in its annual report to Parliament.

Incels, or “involuntary celibates,” are men unable to attract sexual partners who frequent online discussion groups where they portray themselves as victims. Violence and misogyny are recurring themes on incel forums.“Generally, male incels do adhere to a train of thought in which women are dehumanized by only defining them by their ability to give sex to men, and they carry an intense anger towards women because they will not give it to incels,” Renske van der Veere wrote in a paper published last week by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – the Hague.

“The movement is also increasingly associated with violence.”

The RCMP said incels fell “within a broad range of ideologies under IMVE.”

Written by Moonshot CVE, the guide said incels were a public safety threat and described the men involved in the “incel ecosystem” as “angry, isolated, depressed and often suicidal.”
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Based on what you've read/seen regarding the incel movement over the past few years, do you agree that attacks inspired by the incel ideology should qualify as a form of ideologically motivated violent extremism?

GREY-WOLF · Accepted Answer

Nah they are just some brainless adolescents controlled by hormones. Too unlucky that they have easy access to weapons.
I am an incel too by the way when I was at 15-16 ages , ı was thinking about making a school shooting but thanks to god here in my country access to wepons is not so easy so I didn't done it. Now when I look at past, I just laugh and think how brainless I was.
Just an advice ıf you dont want those incel attacks, just ban the weapons. Simple as that. If they have an average ıq of 90 they would understand how wrong their thoughts was when they grop up.

Barbaric · Accepted Answer

I'm not sure. I don't think there's any political goal behind it which I think would then make them terrorists if there was. They're just angry nutcases who want to go shoot a bunch of innocent people somehow thinking that by doing so they're "taking revenge".

G3tAClue · Accepted Answer

I hear ya. I’ve been told to get raped, called every name in the book just for stating an opinion. I find it very sad. I couldn’t attract a sexual partner for a few years and still never acted like a little bitch.

From what I gather, no matter what you say, you are the devil to them if they can’t have you. Or if you aren’t a virgin, you are a slut. The only way to win with them is to pretend they don’t exist.

RydiaMagnifique · Accepted Answer

100%

Let me fuck you or I will blow up a building killing innocent men, women and children.

Yup. 100% terrorism. The final cry of a socially awkward desperate little boy who can't get laid. It's sad and pathetic. People who sympathize with these people deserve death because being rejected is no excuse to murder innocent people en masse.

linds34 · Answer

First question in more than a year, nice :) In my opinion, those attacks don't have a political purpose. And thus they aren't terrorism in an academic sense.

Marilynjuana · Answer

What I wonder about is what the goal is. So we pity them and set up a line of women who will sleep with them?

purplepoppy · Answer

I'm not going to have sex with someone who hates women. Even if we all queued up and fucked their brains out we wouldn't rid them of their anger

Flower7 · Answer

No, I don't believe that counts as terrorism.

RangerBlue22 · Answer

Why didn’t you make this a poll?

Adam1978 · Answer

They are potential terrorists like any angry person who focus on groups not a individual that has wronged them in their opinion.

Freddy78361 · Answer

No. They aren't terrorists. They are people struggling and unable to fix their problems so they are responding angrily. I don't think they have a political agenda or to blackmail people for their own purposes. And I don't think their goal is to create an environment of terror.

boggboss · Answer

Yes in its most extream form yes then again I wouldn't be as silly to brand everyone of them a terrorist

DocT1977 · Answer

I will agree with you that there are a lot of basement swelling beta male - soy boy types out there. Some may be frustrated, and some not. I did take note about how you left females of the same stature out of the equation. I can appreciate a little sexism I suppose.

Agape93 · Answer

Absolutely yes.

Dargil · Answer

I think this InCel thing is a bunch of hogwash. I didn't get laid for two years because it didn't matter enough and I had better things to do. Unlike air, water and food, I can live without pussy, thank you very much.

0112358 · Answer

There have been a couple of attacks in Canada by incels who point to their beliefs as their motivation. Their goal probably does fall under terrorism.

however it doesn’t fall from that that incels are terrorists, any more than muslims, christians, separatists of various types, libertarians or communists are terrorists.

Apope16 · Answer

what is incel?

jspl90 · Answer

No I dont think so "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" one definition of terrorism a guy fucked in the head buying a gun and going on a killing spree because im my mind is not terrorism

Phoenix98 · Answer

Terrorism is terrorism irregardless of the cause.

cth96190 · Answer

No, because attacks by incels do not have a political agenda, which is one of criteria that is necessary for something to be classified as terrorism.
Feminists and other Marxists are vilifying incels through lies, slurs and half truths.
Incels are lonely men, usually heartbroken, who want to give love to a woman.
At that, they have been unsuccessful.
For that, the members of the female collective vilify and persecute them, which increases the pain within individual incels to the point that they think that they have to make a choice between striking back, or suicide.
Thus, female persecution of incels turns some of the incels into the thing that the females accuse them of being.

chriscdi · Answer

maybe in a way i guess, if they were clappin cheeks out there i doubt they be out here doing stupid shit

Browneye57 · Answer

Evidently, huh?

genericname85 · Answer

I think first of all that this is another very dangerous group thinking process that shoves sexless people into the same group as terrorists. I highly suggest to avoid such thinking.

hellacray · Answer

No... I mean incel attacks are pretty rare to begin with. And the attacks are as much of a terror as let's say a drive-by shooting.

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