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In reply to the discussion: History question - Did we call the Irish Republican Army "Roman Catholic Terrorists"? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)And what would you call the 1916 rebels, most of them hung by the British for their 'terrorist' actions?
What would you call the Founding Fathers, also called 'terrorists' by the British?
What would you call the torture and murder of Native Peoples, sometimes for things as simple as demanding equal rights, to VOTE eg, in their own countries?
800 years is a long time to fight for Independence. What should we call all of Ireland's rebels down through the centuries, Lord Edward Fitzgerald eg?
All were called terrorists.
And why is the word 'terrorist' ALWAYS used to describe the victims of Imperialism.
Was Mandela a 'terrorist?
What do YOU call those who invade lands that belong to others, then murder, pillage, torture the people who resist such invasions?
I abhor violence which is why I abhor Imperial occupations.
If someone enters your home with a weapon and you defend your home, who is the terrorist?
What should native people do when their lands are invaded?
And, did Native Irish people invade and occupy Britain, rob their lands, destroy their language and culture, relegate their people to ghettos, deny them rights to vote, eg, torture them for resisting the brutal invasion?
Or was it the other way around?
And finally, what would WE do should China invade this country?