Sounds to me like the guy said “Well if they wanna call me a terrorist, I’ll be one”.
You do have a valid and solid point. Don’t misunderstand me. But because of the above, if that is in fact true, he’s a terroist according to the definition.
Well, usually terrorism involves a political purpose. The political purpose here would be the media’s and the Administration’s so it is sort of an inverse way of looking at it. I haven’t heard any political demands from the shooter.
Now, replace "terrorist" with "racist" and see what is happening.