▲ 258 ▼ If this is terrorism... (hexbear.net) submitted 6 months ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/palestine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8323346
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (3 children) war crime terrorism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) From your own source: There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. So what are you differentiating here? Let me make it easier for you... show me a war crime that doesn't involve terrorism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's exactly the point. Calling everything terrorism is disingenuous because these days basically everybody calls things they don't like terrorism. Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Better to call it by the term that's more clearly defined. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Liberals claim that the west is "democratic." Tankies insist the USSR was "socialist." Both are lying through their teeth. Should we just abandon concepts because power has warped the living crap out of it for it's own purposes? We might just abandon politics and surrender to power altogether, then. Better to call it by the term that’s more clearly defined. Clearly defined by whom? The exact kind of power structures that perpetrates both? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) From your own source: There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. So what are you differentiating here? Let me make it easier for you... show me a war crime that doesn't involve terrorism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's exactly the point. Calling everything terrorism is disingenuous because these days basically everybody calls things they don't like terrorism. Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Better to call it by the term that's more clearly defined. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Liberals claim that the west is "democratic." Tankies insist the USSR was "socialist." Both are lying through their teeth. Should we just abandon concepts because power has warped the living crap out of it for it's own purposes? We might just abandon politics and surrender to power altogether, then. Better to call it by the term that’s more clearly defined. Clearly defined by whom? The exact kind of power structures that perpetrates both? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) That's exactly the point. Calling everything terrorism is disingenuous because these days basically everybody calls things they don't like terrorism. Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Better to call it by the term that's more clearly defined. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Liberals claim that the west is "democratic." Tankies insist the USSR was "socialist." Both are lying through their teeth. Should we just abandon concepts because power has warped the living crap out of it for it's own purposes? We might just abandon politics and surrender to power altogether, then. Better to call it by the term that’s more clearly defined. Clearly defined by whom? The exact kind of power structures that perpetrates both? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago Like the Saudis consider atheism to be terrorism. Liberals claim that the west is "democratic." Tankies insist the USSR was "socialist." Both are lying through their teeth. Should we just abandon concepts because power has warped the living crap out of it for it's own purposes? We might just abandon politics and surrender to power altogether, then. Better to call it by the term that’s more clearly defined. Clearly defined by whom? The exact kind of power structures that perpetrates both? permalink fedilink source parent