I guess you've missed the fact that a majority of an entire population can be made to believe just about anything, even if it's completely outrageous.
It's a good idea, and its going to happen sometime soon I hope.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-very-seriously-considering-designating-mexican-drug-cartels-as-terrorists/2019/03/12/9bfc30f0-44cb-11e9-8aab-95b8d80a1e4f_story.html
https://cis.org/Bensman/Can-Mexican-Cartels-Be-Designated-Terrorist-Organizations-Should-They-Be
And there are some people who think its a bad idea, but can't come up with any reason for their opinion. But they glow, don't they.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article227985414.html