Shapillon

Americans don't know any eastern European pies? They're not even familiar with Deutsch/Polski strudels?

If not I understand that they might be surprised.

Only that their aim, living in their own country can be seen as political.

I'd say it is political. As much as any other human rights are.

If anything, the US/Isntreal military ticks all the boxes.

Amen

OK, but terrorism is most certainly not a neutral term.

I agree it isn't in the cultural zeitgeist. But I'm genuinely trying to argue that it kinda should be.

e.g. the IRA were based terrorists.

Is it partly because it involves targeting civilians? Of course.

Is it because it can be effective in the context of asymmetric warfare? I'd say probably.

I think you're missing my point and that we pretty much agree beside some semantics.

What I meant is that terrorism is a somewhat neutral term for me.

Luigi Mangione, the IRA, or even the resistance against Nazis during WWII were terrorists imho. But would I say any of these are evil? Fuck no.

What makes it ok or evil is why you do it.

How is it not terrorism?

Using violence on civilians to further political goals.

What Israel is doing is terrorism too.

One can be seen as self defence and the last resort beside being deported or killed. The other is to pacify a population that's being genocided.

The jews were very much a main quest.

Alongside the slavs, romani, gays, etc

The only times when he doesn't lie is when he says he's gonna do smth awful tho.

Honestly "differently-abled" seems more like a media term than anything linked to either handicapped communities or scientific research. Imho it's kinda stupid.

And people speaking on behalf of marginalized communities is a real issue that does a lot of harm. e.g. Autism Speaks

An expression I encountered helping my roommate work on their education master was "handicapping situations". It's a bit unwieldy but I like that it conveys that someone is handicapped by a combination of an ailment, an activity, and a lack of accessibility.

In other words, someone who's paraplegic isn't in a "handicapping situation" when gaming in a chair.

Or someone who's dysorthographic isn't handicapped as long as their not trying to write anything.

I use handicapped as a shorthand for myself but it's still a neat concept imho.

I might be mistranslating some stuff since said roommate is French.

PS: about the dance, blame it on people insisting on using our disabilities as insults.

PS2: You're always gonna hurt someone at one point or another. But it's not hard to try not to and apologize when it happens imho.

I'm not into guys but I've got pan/bi/het friends who are great! 😃

Yup but imho it doesn't stop there.

Once the word stops being used as a medical diagnosis it will slowly stop being associated with learning / mental disabilities.

Nowadays not a lot of people associate saying someone is an idiot with any social minority so it kinda is just a disparaging qualifier.

Retard just happens to currently be in that sour spot.

idk for idiot or imbecile.

Moron is a slur imho.

But these are only my opinions and English isn't even my first language so I might miss some things ^^`

I don't think so since stupidity is a trait not a slur afaik.

Could you please not lump folks with learning and or intellectual disabilities with a bunch of spineless fascist traitors?