One way people dismiss others who they don't agree with is by labeling them. So Palestinian militants, and in some cases even civilians, are labeled as terrorists. That way, their aims can simply be ignored. They're obviously blood-thirsty savages. After all, they're terrorists.
That way, we don't have to put anything in context. Some jack offs fire rockets into Israel, they're called terrorists, and some how it becomes logical to invade Gaza and kill a bunch of civilians. No one asks: Why are these people firing rockets? We know why: They're terrorists.
It's the argument of the lazy and stupid. This form of labeling is done all the time. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a madman, not a reactionary politician trying to stir up his base so he doesn't lose his next election. George Bush is stupid, not the mastermind behind two wars and an economic crisis creating a deficit so great that the federal government will have to cut spending for the foreseeable future, thus achieving his dream of a conservative utopia where government cannot provide social programs to help the poor and needy.
So, let's cut out the labeling. Unless you're lazy and/or stupid.
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