I’ve been seeing a lot of arrests for ‘terrorist’ in the UK, Canada and there seem to be terrorist all over the U.S. But if the MinuteMen of the American revolution were called Terrorist. Would they have managed to overthrow a corrupt government and an oppressive King?
If you can label anyone who opposes the Bush or Blair governments as a Terrorist, how do you restore freedom and democracy to once proud countries?
I love the term “al-Qaeda-inspired” as it makes a great label.
Al-Qaeda are fighting to kill infidels and apostates. Why would you call them freedom fighters?
I didn’t call Al Qaeda freedom fighters, I was pointing out that if you were a freedom fighter, you could be labeled as a “al Qaeda inspired†terrorist. It’s a very convenient category to frame your opponents that spins them in a negative light. It’s easy to ignore opposing views this way.