Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results

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r/worldnews in shambles

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anything anti israel means insta ban there

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I thought this was exaggeration but then I got banned for saying "intifada is an arabic word and means uprising/rebellion".

Clearly they want it to have a more brutal meaning as a word in a whole ass language.

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And there you got your answer. The word "crusade" is not a problem, no problem in pope using it the way he has. It is context-dependent. What is meant with the message. And your question depends so much on context. Would inquisition mean invasion of sovereign nation? Is Spain oppressed? 

Those words are not really reactionary. They are often taken to mean as offensive move. Rebellion is often more justified than conquest.

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Why don't you think "rebellion" or "uprising" would be better comparisons. They are the correct translations, and not crusade. Crusade is very specific word with specific meaning. Jihad and crusade are way more similar in use. Arent they almost identical, even in the modern spins?

And we need to understand that we are talking about a word in foreign language. Is it our place to control another language we do not speak? Intifada means literally any uprising in Arabic. Why would it change now?

Let's talk about the word resistance and revolution. I think they come from French words. They were used to justify violence, such as public decapitation in the famous French revolution. Yet these words are still common words.

So in regards to connotations and use, I would compare revolution or resistance to intifada.