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  • butterflyattack@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It is not a terrorist organization to go out and cause terror and trouble.

    Did you not notice the events that started this recent shit? Hamas certainly engages in terrorism, as does the IDF.

    • Cypher@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      There’s an old adage that one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.

      Allowing a label to dictate your view of the events is naive at best.

      • pascal@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        I always say “if you look at it from the current government point of view, Luke Skywalker was just a terrorist.”

      • djdadi@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Uh, it’s a nice saying, but it’s not really that true. There are some defining differences in terrorists and fighting a war