n. A movement dedicated to spreading random acts of beauty, poetry, wonder, magic and thought-provocation. The concept was originated by the writer Hakim Bey and has appeared in movies such as the cult French film Amelie.
Poetic terrorism differs from the concept of "random acts of kindness" in that its acts are not always kind, but its ultimate goal is not malice, but broadening of the mind. Poetic terrorist acts may, of course, be kind - they may also be weird, funky, shocking, provocative, counter-cultural, anachronistic, subtle, subversive, mischievous, dark, creative and fey.
Examples of poetic terrorism would be:
* Decorating the walls of a public lavatory with Shakespearean sonnets in purple glittery marker pen
* Erecting a 50' inflatable sculpture in a public place, then removing it without trace once day is done
* Sprinkling flower petals from a window onto passers-by
* Frolicking in the park wearing an outlandish costume and jingling bells
* Whispering to random people that dragons exist, then continuing on your way
* Chalking countercultural slogans on sidewalks
* Taking bizarre and creative photos in photo booths, then leaving the photos for others to find
* Anything else you can think of!
Poetic terrorism differs from the concept of "random acts of kindness" in that its acts are not always kind, but its ultimate goal is not malice, but broadening of the mind. Poetic terrorist acts may, of course, be kind - they may also be weird, funky, shocking, provocative, counter-cultural, anachronistic, subtle, subversive, mischievous, dark, creative and fey.
Examples of poetic terrorism would be:
* Decorating the walls of a public lavatory with Shakespearean sonnets in purple glittery marker pen
* Erecting a 50' inflatable sculpture in a public place, then removing it without trace once day is done
* Sprinkling flower petals from a window onto passers-by
* Frolicking in the park wearing an outlandish costume and jingling bells
* Whispering to random people that dragons exist, then continuing on your way
* Chalking countercultural slogans on sidewalks
* Taking bizarre and creative photos in photo booths, then leaving the photos for others to find
* Anything else you can think of!
If the world was filled with poetic terrorism instead of real terrorism, it would be a much better place.
by Spritedust May 15, 2004
Get the poetic terrorism mug.'Terrorismism", word similarity to euphamism, refers to the current political use of the word terrorism to instill fear in the minds of North American and global citizens. As corporate enterprises seek to screw citizens all over the world out of their resources and remove rights and freedoms in collusion with corrupt governments, we see the word "terrorist" applied to ordinary activities....i.e. a man growing a chicken an act defying corporate food production and sale will be called an "eco terrorist". Simple vandalism is referred to as "domestic terrorism". Terrorism-isms abound as politicians and corporations alike strive to brainwash the public, instill fear and remove rights. Ironically, the real terrorists are governments.
After years of enduring sour gas emissions at the hand of corporate big-oil, John Brown finally lost his cool after all his cattle were killed, hiw well poisoned and his daughter's school shut down due to contaminated water. John drove his tractor into X-Oils yard in protest and was arrested under a domestic terrorism charge, another terrorismism. Local politicians and X-Oil used public fear tp purchase the remaining farm land in the area for a fraction of its value.
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A state or an institution, like Pakistan government and Pakistani Army, which acts a host to international cross-border terrorist groups and promotes them like ivy leagues of different sports and games.
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Get the Political Correctness Terrorism mug.Mind Terrorism (Noun)/ Mind Terrorizing (Verb)- The act of mentally beraiding someone savagely. This works best on an unsuspecting subject in a public venue, as the public humiliation will only compound the pain from the verbal lashing. Mind terrorism works most successfully in small time frames (5-10 min) because it allows you to maximize the pain inflicted, without over doing it to the point of elliciting sympathy from the spectators. The goal of mind terrorizing someone is not only to mentally crush them, but to also inflict emotional pain and discomfort so as to cause lasting emotional pain long after the detonation
Lance- Yo, where you at that party yesterday? David mind terrorized the fuck out of some slut!
Ashton- Mind terrorism?
Lance- Yea, he called her out in front of the whole party. She ran back to her whore cave crying.
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Lance- Yea, he called her out in front of the whole party. She ran back to her whore cave crying.
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Yesterday, I was just about to go out, and then the doorbell rang. It was Sally, and she invited herself in and stayed for an hour! It was social terrorism!
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