Brett Sheffield on Nostr: Any time I hear politicians or journalists use the word "terrorist" I read it as a ...

Any time I hear politicians or journalists use the word "terrorist" I read it as a clear sign of bias and trying to imply that one side is evil and therefore any action is justified.

There are no terrorists, just people, some of whom are (war) criminals.

Replace terrorist with your favorite "evil" race from fantasy. eg. orc.

We can happily listen to Gimli chatting about enjoying hewing orc skulls, because they're not human. "Terrorist" is designed to make us feel that way about other people.