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      I get that to westerners “terrorist” is the worst label ever, but terrorism is weak sauce compared to the shit Israel gets up to. “Colonizers” would be a much more appropriate label.

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        America is colonizers. Israel is colonizers, yes, but they are modern Nazis.

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          I mean, Hitler took inspiration from Manifest Destiny and American actions in the early 20th century, so Americans at the time weren’t meaningfully distinguishable from Nazis on the atrocities front.

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        It’s not intended as a pejorative, so its perceived weakness is irrelevant.

        It’s a precise term with a very specific definition in international law, and that’s the point.

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          It’s a precise term with a very specific definition in international law,

          It’s not, actually. At least not that I know of.