self exemption, n.All

Self-exemption (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠how the West survives its own definition of terrorism: the rule binds every state, ours excepted.