July 25, 2026

  • yucandu
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    9 days ago

    Stop calling them “settlers” ffs it’s a word designed to invoke an image of unclaimed land in the American general populace. They’re burglars, invaders, and murderers.

    • Smif_N_Lenin@piefed.social
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      9 days ago

      Settlers were always all of those things tbf. Even the dehumanizing propaganda and ethnic cleansing tactics have barely changed

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        9 days ago

        Settlers were always all of those things tbf

        This is why the conservatives are winning. Because they understand how propaganda works on the common masses and not just themselves.

    • Dryad
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      9 days ago

      Spot on. By the same logic we should say Russian settlers in Ukraine.

    • Duamerthrax
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      9 days ago

      I’ve been calling them Colonists and came here to make that correction.