• NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    You are right I did forget here you go.

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    ter·ror·ist
    noun
    a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
    “four commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists”
    Similar:
    bomber
    arsonist
    incendiary
    gunman
    assassin
    desperado
    hijacker
    revolutionary
    radical
    guerrilla
    urban guerrilla
    subversive
    anarchist
    freedom fighter
    insurrectionist
    insurrectionary
    adjective
    unlawfully using violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
    “a terrorist organization”

    • Peaty
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      1 year ago

      You’ll note nowhere on that list of synonyms are terms used for militaries. That’s not by accident. It’s because national militaries aren’t terrorist groups.