Liberal writer argues the word terrorism is a 'slur' that should be 'retired' as Hamas attacks Israel

MSN ^ | 10/9/2023 | Story by Joseph Wulfsohn

[Lazamataz]

A liberal journalist is arguing that the term "terrorism" should be retired as the terrorist organization Hamas launched horrific attacks in Israel, leading to the murder of at least 1,000 Israelis, Americans among them.

Substack writer Hamilton Nolan wrote that for journalists to elevate the knowledge of media consumers, "one small thing" he and others can do is to no longer use the words "terrorism," "terrorist" and "terror" in their reporting.

"Decades of evidence show that the more the media pushes this concept, the more warped the public understanding of global events becomes. I am making this not as a political argument, but as a journalistic one. We, the media, are making people dumber. We should stop," Nolan wrote Monday.

He said the media "to its eternal shame" adopted the language of "The War on Terror," something he called a "stupid, jingoistic, un-illuminating phrase" that is "so obviously dripping with seething fanatical nationalistic blood lust" its use is "incredibly embarrassing."

[Lazamataz]

Hamilton Nolan said all this.

There are so many terrorist targets and so little time.

[crusty old prospector]

How about barbarian miscreants?

[Conservat1]

How about savages?

[wny]

What shall we call them then?
Animals? Thugs? Goons? Pussies? Vermin?

What do they propose?

[Conservat1]

The world watches in astonishment: "a pawn in the hands of ruthless terrorists" The pictures of the women and children kidnapped to Gaza appeared on many of the world's newspaper covers • Also the horrors from the party of nature in the headlines: "How did a night of dancing and debauchery turn into a massacre?" • After the condemnations - in Europe they move to action and freeze aid funds to the Palestinians worth hundreds of millions: "It is impossible to continue business as usual • Among the victims and the kidnapped: many citizens of foreign countries

Assaf Rosenzweig | N12| Published 22:27 09.10.23 https://www.mako.co.il/news-world/2023_q4/Article-103ee42c1a41b81026.htm

[libertylover]

But they don’t have any trouble referring to Trump supporters as dangerous right-wing nuts, hicks, knuckle-draggers, hillbillies, rednecks, etc.

[Bullish]

Get him a 1-way ticket to Gaza pronto.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Hamilton Nolan is a terrorist.

Pass it on.

[Lazamataz]

I propose we call Hamilton Nolan a terrorist and deal with him accordingly.

[Lazamataz]

Hamilton Nolan is the worst kind of terrorist, and needs immediate consequences of the most prejudicial kind.

[sasquatch]

How about Fuc*ing terrorist?

[maddog55]

Retire liberals so whe can return to common sense.

[TornadoAlley3]

He’s obviously a terrorist himself.

[x]

Good news about the Velvetizers, at least.

[chopperk]

Retire the stupid liberal writer.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Leftist, not liberal. They have quite successfully convinced people they are “liberal” and thus hold the high moral ground. Absolutely false. They are leftists, that hate more than anyone, anyone that doesn’t agree with them.

[BobL]

Funny how this Leftist picked THIS ATTACK to want to retire the term ‘terrorist’.

[Lazamataz]

Yes. Hamilton Nolan is a terrorist.

[Schatze]

in Europe they move to action and freeze aid funds to the Palestinians worth hundreds of millions

I just saw on the news that Europe has reversed course on this and unfrozen the funding for the maggots.

[NWFree]

Libtardism is a disease and should be eradicated from the face of the earth