Western democracy, as it is presently known, is nearly irrelevant. This is true, at least, for Western Europe. It is perfectly clear now that both Western European and American political parties have been effectively transformed into professional associations of politicians that regard politics as nothing more than a job.
Iwould simply avoid using the word ‘terrorism’ at all. It seems far-fetched, needless and excessively generalising to me. In this context, it is also used improperly as was previously the case with respect to the term ‘enemy of the people’.
