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Was the US revolution against the British empire terrorism?
by jeromegv 1y ago
Was the US revolution against the British empire terrorism?
- catlikesshrimp 1y agoNowadays talking about independence would be considered "Terrorism" This word is a new "Catch all" for everything you don't like (immigrants, antifa, any protest...)
- throw10920 1y ago> antifa To be fair, Antifa is objectively a terrorist organization, given that they employ violence on innocents to cause fear in the populace to achieve political goals. That's literally the definition of terrorism.
- FridayoLeary 1y agoYes, although the term hadn't yet been invented:)
- SoftTalker 1y agoOnly if you redefine "terrorism" to include any armed resistance/revolution.
- dylan604 1y agoWhat word, terrorism? In my head the term was much older, but looking it up shows it's a late 18th century French word. TIL, lucky 10k I guess. Then I realized I was confusing it with assassin.