@[email protected] terrorist is an extremely misused, racist term, it is worthless

@lilacTeeth @bughuntercat how is terrorist a racist term? Its a term coined during the French revolution in the 18th century, and made more well known during The Troubles.

For something to be racist, it somehow needs to be related to a race.
If anything, stating that it's a racist term is more racist, since the person stating it apparently makes a connection to race that's not there.

@CodexNotFound yeah sorry, the term itself isn't racist rather who it is applied to and who it isn't in the modern day most often is.
i really like this article
https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/no-volume/on-terrorists-and-freedom-fighters/
(i hadn't read it until 5 minutes ago, I was just looking for something that could do a better job explaining than I could)
On Terrorists and Freedom Fighters - Harvard Law Review

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in late March of 2022 ushered in a new chapter of war on the European continent. For a Russian...

Harvard Law Review