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This is a straw man argument. I designate you as a banana! There, the word banana is now meaningless. It is quite well defined.
by minkles 2y ago
This is a straw man argument. I designate you as a banana! There, the word banana is now meaningless.
It is quite well defined.
- segasaturn 2y agoMy point is that countries designate groups of people as "terrorists" all the time for political reasons. Here's another example: "Venezuela: UN experts condemn use of counter-terrorism laws to convict trade unionists and labour leaders" https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/08/venezuela-un-experts-condemn-use-counter-terrorism-laws-convict-trade https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/08/venezuela-un...
- omginternets 2y agoYes, and his point is that "terrorism" is still a meaningful term for groups like Hamas. But we know you understand this.
- I-M-S 2y agoThe word is notoriously ill-defined, so much in fact that most newspapers of record will not use it [1] [1] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/standards-editor/article-understanding-the-guidance-behind-the-globes-coverage-of-the-israel/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/standards-editor/article-und...