>But that is not what I have said, especially not the "at all" part, why are trying to misqoute me? > but thugs who use firearms against police [up-thread] co

>But that is not what I have said, especially not the "at all" part, why are trying to misqoute me? > but thugs who use firearms against police [up-thread] contradicts >"So please don't act like these people are defending or fighting the government. I quote, "So please don't act like these people are defending or fighting the government." Are police part of government or not? Adding "at all" is merely semantic, it's just the way my part of the US talks. i.e. "Would you like a bag at all with your groceries?" Saying "fighting government" and "fighting government at all" would both mean you are fighting government to some extent, but the latter _could_ be interpreted as slightly weaker if anything. >Has the definition of word "civillian" changed while I was not looking Ok so what you meant was once you fight, you're a belligerent and not a civilian. Your intent was just to help us understand definition of civilian? Yes yes I agree, I thought you were implying something different like they weren't real citizens with genuine honest intent or something. But you've now made clear you were using the standard definition. Although I'm confused why you didn't just say that in the first place.