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.

    • @jeffw
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      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
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        131 year ago

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

        • @jeffw
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          21 year 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

        • @jeffw
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          11 year ago

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

        • Rikudou_Sage
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          Nah, that means they’re using terror as their politics. Republicans in the US are fucking idiots and no one sane likes their politics, yet I don’t see people calling them terrorists.

    • @Earthwormjim91
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      131 year ago

      No, Hamas is a fucking terrorist group that hasn’t allowed an election since they staged a coup in 2007. They kill civilians and use civilian infrastructure as military strongpoints.

    • Match!!
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      61 year ago

      hell, when it comes to hamas, “govern” is an opinion too