"start accepting that it is a state-sponsored crime against humanity."

"Terrorism is not state-sponsored."

Why do people feel it necessary to make these sweeping generalisations? Terrorism is a technique which is used by different people in differemt circumstances. Governments, groups, individuals.

Try replacing it by a wider expression such as "killing" and it is instantly clear that such generalisations are nonsense.

As also is the absurdity of pretending that a "war on terrorism" can eliminate all terrorism, more especially when the prosecution of this war itself includes a range of terrorist activities.