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Why is Caster Troy a terrorist?


Is this ever explored? What's his message? Is there an endgame? Where does he get his money? It's amazing that audiences accepted "he's a terrorist" and that was that.

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He was going to hold the city for ransom of 10 million dollars, that makes him a terrorist.

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I believe he says "it's fun".

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1) "Some men just want to watch the world burn." - Alfred from The Dark Knight

2) "Try Terrorism-for-hire, we can blow *beep* up, it's more FUN!" - Meaning he gets paid by others to cause terror.

3) His entrance at the airport should tell you all you need to know about why he does what he does.

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He's a terrorist because he planted a bomb in a large American city.

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Did it really need to be spelled out?

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He wasn't breast-fed

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I mean... he was gonna blow up LA

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Just based on his personality, he clearly does it for fun and money.

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