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Truth vs Modern Usage
Reader comment on item: Calling a Terrorist a Terrorist
in response to reader comment: terrorism - and one's poltical perspective
Submitted by Michoel (United States), Oct 23, 2015 at 02:36
You are right in truth, but in modern usage, the word "terrorist" is in the eyes of the beholder. To avoid the problem, on my news, we tended to refer to "acts of terror" and just avoided the nouns. The noun has been ruined.
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| Definition of terrorism [59 words] | G.A. | Oct 16, 2015 06:38 | 225661 | ||
| Are they "Terrorists" or "Militants"? [600 words] | Michoel | Dec 21, 2008 06:13 | 145555 | ||
 terrorism - and one's poltical perspective [110 words] | G.A. | Oct 20, 2015 07:07 | 145555 | ||
 Truth vs Modern Usage [44 words] | Michoel | Oct 23, 2015 02:36 | 145555 |
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