Recognizing Domestic Terrorism

What is the definition of terrorism?

Here are two versions, both of which are taken from the Internet:

(1) the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims

(2) The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as "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". (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85)

It should be clear to many of you that the primary source for "terrorism" in the USA is persons and organizations on "the left", who are destroying property, smashing monuments, intimidating their perceived opponents, and getting people fired and cancelled for disagreeing with them or their agenda. Such things obviously are acts of violence, intimidation, and/or coercion, all of which are being reported nearly continuously by the MSM and in social media.

Yet all this is being portrayed as "peaceful protest" or attempts to achieve "justice". And we're even being told that the real terror threat is coming from the right, a truly absurd claim in light of what we are witnessing with our own eyes:

https://news.yahoo.com/violence-far-among-us-most-090006442.html

I would like to point out that something quite similar happened in Nazi Germany as Hitler and his ilk took over that country and consolidated their power. Their acts of violence, intimidation, and coercion were reported in detail by the media of their day ... and in fact were celebrated by a growing portion of the German people. You can read about this phenomenon in the book Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany, by Robert Gellately.

Make no mistake: what is happening in the USA has little to do with achieving justice and a LOT to do with seizing political power. And that power will be used as much for nefarious purposes as for anything else.

We are the victims of terrorism, and should we fail to recognize and deal with that fact our nation will be plunged into chaos from which we may never recover.

Update 6/29/2020

Isn't this "boycott" a form of intimidation? And doesn't that make it a form of terrorism?

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/facebook-pummeled-pre-market-boycott-builds-liberal-media-takes-aim-zuck

I guess the key word in the definition is "unlawful". That's one of the reasons why governments are enacting laws making a boycott of Israel "unlawful".

Update 6/30/2020

You can't boycott SodaStream, but they can boycott Facebook:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/sodastream-first-israeli-company-to-join-facebook-ad-boycott/

Is that stupid, or what?