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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Valid, but you're still missing the point, I think. To define these things at all is to validate them as terms. I'd prefer to eliminate the terms from the lexicon--all they are is political tokens and as such, they're meaningless.
You know... As long as we're making things up...
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Rat - I think that you need to reread what I wrote. It's basically a concession to your point. The same act is redefined from terrorism to a blow for freedom (or some similar wording) from different sides of a border, whether it is national or different sides of the political spectrum. At this point, using those terms is simple propaganda. However, that doesn't allow the user incorrect usage - the same as when we're defining what is and isn't propaganda.