Hi!
I am not argoing pro or against "these people". Their actions speak for
themselves.
All I am saying is that the labels has been applied to them, depending on who's
talking, pretty much indescriminately.
-- WWII partisans have been called "bandits" and "terrorists" in Europe recently
-- Ukrainian "forest brothers" used to be "bandits", but they are
"freedom fighters" now
-- Chechens in Beslan were, obviously, "rebels".
-- Attacks in Iraq are by "terrorists" or "rebels", depending on media outlet
There's very little similarity among these (except that they all blew
things up once in
a while). Basically, these terms are meaningless at this point.
No, Mishka, they are not. When most of the people hear one of those
"keywords", they assume a pre-conception about "bandits" and/or "freedom
fighters". These terms restrict the mindset of general population to a
very specific boundaries...
This is beneficial for politicians, mass media, etc. Generally, like we
would say in Russian, "One who pays, orders the music"...
I don't believe in randomness or arbitrarity in modern world...
Again, like you said, this is just an observation, I am not trying to
attack or defend anyone.
Boris
