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Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, setting cars and homes ablaze
(edition.cnn.com)
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All the people daring the MSM to call them “terrorists”…
Maybe we should just remind the public how bad the word “settler” is: These are state-armed violent militias whose explicit goal is to displace the indigenous occupants of foreign territories.
Terrorists at least tend to emerge in response to (real or perceived) political disposession. That is not the case here. The settlers are the most privileged class in Israel, rewarded for breaking international law.
And we should probably also remember that oppressors always have legitimate grievances to cite when you question what they’re doing. Nobody ever says “We’re invading this land cuz we want it” in the moment.
"Colonists" might be a good term for them as well.
Why not Invaders? It's not their land.
Sure, but Colonists brings up a lot of negative history nowadays. Without a doubt, "Settlers" was their chosen term in an effort to control the language used to describe them.
Colonizers.
They aren't just in a colony, they are actively engaged in colonizing and trying to take more land through violence.
How about inmates? Let's use that term. And make sure its accurate.
Colonists has more of a controlling government connotation to it. The people stay, but are subservient to the rulers.
This is genocide to completely replace the original inhabitants.
State sponsored terrorists? It's not like blowing up cars and burning homes bring a calm mind to the people's who own the cars and houses...
Wait, there are people upset they didn't go to terrorists? Well, of course there are, but I was shocked a CNN article even used settler, for the points you made. It specifically invokes taking from the people there to benefit themselves, which I didn't expect CNN of all places to do.