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minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up47·24 days agocant pull out all the stops on militarization without a de-facto declaration of war. the war on drugs, now with more war!
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·24 days agoThe war on drugs, now with more “terrorists”, because words don’t mean shit any more!
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 days agoTo be fair “terrorism” is always a euphemism for “enemies of the state”. The vast majority of actual terrorism on civilian populations in the last century has been perpetrated by state actors, and the majority of that by the US.
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoOne groups terrorist is another groups hero It works both ways unfortunately
cant pull out all the stops on militarization without a de-facto declaration of war.
the war on drugs, now with more war!
The war on drugs, now with more “terrorists”, because words don’t mean shit any more!
To be fair “terrorism” is always a euphemism for “enemies of the state”. The vast majority of actual terrorism on civilian populations in the last century has been perpetrated by state actors, and the majority of that by the US.
One groups terrorist is another groups hero
It works both ways unfortunately
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