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I'm in the US.

I haven't discerned a pattern, by the media, in the titling of the horror currently underway.

I've seen Al Jazeera use both phrasings. I haven't determined that other media sites are hardlining their terminology either, but I notice the difference as I browse.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but these days people seem extra sensitive about names.

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Is Israel doing terrible things and committing war crimes that border on genocide? Yes. Is Hamas a terrorist group? Yes

Edit: can’t believe I didn’t recognize the account. It’s a troll. They comment stupid stuff all over. Check the comment history if you don’t believe me

[–] epicsninja@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Jeez, 1.24k comments in 3 months. I get what people mean when they tell someone to "touch grass"

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

To be fair… that’s about what I have too lol, in only a slightly longer timeframe. But at least mine aren’t just for the sake of amassing downvotes

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

Thank goodness for the user notes feature in Connect for Android.

[–] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Regardless of their post history, they're not wrong here. One man's freedom fighter is another's terrorist.

Edit: I thought this article was fascinating about that quote and why I agree with the claimed troll here https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/terrorists.html

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Right, freedom fighters commit mass slaughter of civilians. /s