I’m in the US.

I haven’t discerned a pattern, by the media, in the titling of the horror currently underway.

I’ve seen Al Jazeera use both phrasings. I haven’t determined that other media sites are hardlining their terminology either, but I notice the difference as I browse.

Maybe it doesn’t mean anything, but these days people seem extra sensitive about names.

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“terrorist” is loaded language.

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Is Israel doing terrible things and committing war crimes that border on genocide? Yes. Is Hamas a terrorist group? Yes

Edit: can’t believe I didn’t recognize the account. It’s a troll. They comment stupid stuff all over. Check the comment history if you don’t believe me

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Jeez, 1.24k comments in 3 months. I get what people mean when they tell someone to “touch grass”

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To be fair… that’s about what I have too lol, in only a slightly longer timeframe. But at least mine aren’t just for the sake of amassing downvotes

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Least terminally online Twitter leftist

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Thank goodness for the user notes feature in Connect for Android.

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Regardless of their post history, they’re not wrong here. One man’s freedom fighter is another’s terrorist.

Edit: I thought this article was fascinating about that quote and why I agree with the claimed troll here https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/terrorists.html

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Right, freedom fighters commit mass slaughter of civilians. /s

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calling them terrorist just means you don’t like their politics

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Nah, that means they’re using terror as their politics. Republicans in the US are fucking idiots and no one sane likes their politics, yet I don’t see people calling them terrorists.

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No, Hamas is a fucking terrorist group that hasn’t allowed an election since they staged a coup in 2007. They kill civilians and use civilian infrastructure as military strongpoints.

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hell, when it comes to hamas, “govern” is an opinion too

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“rule” might be the right verb here

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