Freedom Fighter=Terrorist?

[A1CBOZ]

I'm sure most of you have heard the old saying:

One nations terrorist is another nations freedom-fighter

Does anyone agree with this statement? I think it is absurd to think that. They loose the freedom fighter status when they start bombing civilians and killing innocents.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I think that the term "freedom fighter" is relative, and refers to the ends sought. I also think that "terrorist" is a relative term, and it refers to the measn used. So someone could hypothetically be both.

 

[Mise]

I think that the term "freedom fighter" is relative, and refers to the ends sought. I also think that "terrorist" is a relative term, and it refers to the measn used. So someone could hypothetically be both.

At the risk of making a "me too" post, me too.

 

[Love]

The war on terrorism is pretty much a war against the middle-east

 

[warpus]

The minute the freedom fighter turns into a terrorist is when he.. terrorises a civilian population with violence in order to achieve some political goal.

 

[ArneHD]

The minute the freedom fighter turns into a terrorist is when he.. terrorises a civilian population with violence in order to achieve some political goal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapatista_Army_of_National_Liberation

Terrorist or Freedom fighter?

 

[bhsup]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=154086

Answered.

 

[A1CBOZ]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=154086

Answered.

My bad. I didn't know this was previously covered. o well.

 

[bhsup]

Don't worry about it.
That thread is over 1 1/2 years old.

 

[JZ_UK]

Freedom fighter = terrorist who won.

 

[amadeus]

Generally, if the U.S., Britain, Israel, Japan, Australia, etc. designate him as a terrorist, he's absolutely a terrorist.

If Kenya, Mexico, Tunisia, Pakistan, etc. designate him as a terrorist, he's probably either a little of both or neither at all.

If Cuba, Zimbabwe, North Korea, etc. designate him as a terrorist, he's a freedom fighter.

 

[El_Machinae]

Generally ... absolutely?

 

[Mise]

Definitely a maybe or maybe a definitely?

 

[Fifty]

Freedom Fighter = amadeus

 

[amadeus]

Freedom Fighter = amadeus

That would also do.

However, I would not want to be a T-shirt for odor-ridden hippies trying to relive the 1960s; the only alternative would be to manufacture the shirts to have a stench detection device that would cause the shirt to self-destruct if it comes in contact with the offensive odor.

The sole purpose of this mechanism would be to protect my reputation as someone that very highly values personal hygiene.