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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" Whether the person is an activist depends on an individual's viewpoint.

_kwef 4y ago
It depends on the reader how far they wish to take this quote literally, but I'm pretty sure somebody who used rehabiliation centres to recruit suicide bombers [0, 1] would be termed a terrorist by most people today. [0] - https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/khalistani-leader-amritpal-singh-waris-punjab-de-rehab-centres-human-bombs-gun-culture-punjab-2348956-2023-03-20 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/khalistani-leader-amri... [1] - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amritpal-singh-was-raising-own-army-human-bomb-squad-10-points-101679271407267.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amritpal-singh-was...
- croes 4y ago
  "a dossier by intelligence agencies said." I don't know how trustworthy a dossier of an government agency is.
  - rushikesh98 4y ago
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darth_avocado 4y ago
Yes, but if those viewpoints come from “reputed” media organizations, there’s a problem. Like if bbc called bin Laden an “activist”, I’m sure we’d have a very different reaction. It’s just unfortunate, that western media organizations paint people as “activists” or “freedom fighters” if it affects countries they don’t like, but the same acts would receive very different labels if this individual was doing something that affects the Us or Europe.
- honkler 4y ago
  Indian media is hardly reputed. India stands at 150/180 on Press freedom index, behind even many dictatorship. Make that very clear. Indian media is not to be trusted.
  - darth_avocado 4y ago
    I’m sure the media in India is less trustworthy than those under the influence of dictatorships. Besides the fact that Indian media is not trustworthy has nothing to do with the fact that western media is also not trustworthy.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" Whether the person is an activist depends on an individual's viewpoint.

by comprev 4y ago

_kwef 4y ago
It depends on the reader how far they wish to take this quote literally, but I'm pretty sure somebody who used rehabiliation centres to recruit suicide bombers [0, 1] would be termed a terrorist by most people today. [0] - https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/khalistani-leader-amritpal-singh-waris-punjab-de-rehab-centres-human-bombs-gun-culture-punjab-2348956-2023-03-20 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/khalistani-leader-amri... [1] - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amritpal-singh-was-raising-own-army-human-bomb-squad-10-points-101679271407267.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amritpal-singh-was...
- croes 4y ago
  "a dossier by intelligence agencies said." I don't know how trustworthy a dossier of an government agency is.
  - rushikesh98 4y ago
    [dead]
darth_avocado 4y ago
Yes, but if those viewpoints come from “reputed” media organizations, there’s a problem. Like if bbc called bin Laden an “activist”, I’m sure we’d have a very different reaction. It’s just unfortunate, that western media organizations paint people as “activists” or “freedom fighters” if it affects countries they don’t like, but the same acts would receive very different labels if this individual was doing something that affects the Us or Europe.
- honkler 4y ago
  Indian media is hardly reputed. India stands at 150/180 on Press freedom index, behind even many dictatorship. Make that very clear. Indian media is not to be trusted.
  - darth_avocado 4y ago
    I’m sure the media in India is less trustworthy than those under the influence of dictatorships. Besides the fact that Indian media is not trustworthy has nothing to do with the fact that western media is also not trustworthy.