Except when they do.
Comment on Iranian parliament designates European armies as ‘terrorist groups’
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Fair. We long time ago moved away from word “terrorist” having a real meaning. It’s just another political tool now.
Maeve@kbin.earth 2 weeks ago
frisbird@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
The real meaning is incredibly applicable to Western militaries, which use offensive violence, particularly unprovoked, against civilians to achieve political objectives.
But then there’s also the problem that Western militaries literally train and organize terrorists.