“‘美国谴责这一可怕且毫无意义的在昆明的暴力行为。’,请将这句改为‘美国谴责发生在昆明火车站的恐怖袭击’,就像美国国务院说的‘ this cowardly act of terrorism’美国国务院谴责波士顿马拉松爆炸袭击一样。”复旦大学国际政治系学者沈逸在微博上表示强烈抗议。
有网友辩称“毫无意义的暴力(senseless violence)”系美方惯用用语。沈逸回应,曾经当过撒切尔夫人顾问的Nile Gardiner曾就此批驳(These are not acts of “senseless violence.” They are acts of brutal terrorism aimed against Great Britain, the United States and all who defend the principles of liberty, freedom and Western-style democracy.)。