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...in that colonizers use the term to justify their continued brutalization of people fighting back against oppression. It was probably on the-podcast where I first heard the argument that it's a fairly useless term mainly used to describe any militant enemies of the west, but it occurs to me now and seems so obvious that the term "terrorist" is just a direct replacement for "savage".

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[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've known new athiests that call Muslims in general uncivilised and of a lesser culture

at some point mark my words someone is going to start up colonial mission trips for new athiesm

[-] blight@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

you just lost your lathe privileges

[-] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ask him:

"Oh really? Does that include Andrew Tate? Perhaps also a sizable portion of US republicans

Watch him short-circuit.

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

no he doesn't like them either

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