Bundschuh: Terrorists or not?

[Lord Caedus]

I'm going to be completely honest, this here thread is EXACTLY why political discourse in Discovery revolves solely around throwing around buzzwords and why the unlawfuls are somehow always ending up as the same bland bunch of bastards. Genuine question btw, but where in life did you take a path wrong to end up saying that being called a terrorist is a badge of honor? That might be by far one of the most unhinged takes ever mentioned on this entire forum, and I'm not sure at this point how we can possibly step even lower than this.

This entire conversation should've been locked after Jammi posted the two definitions, because almost everything else after was just Awful Take after Awful Take. We don't need moderators pushing people towards political violence, and we don't need people calling terrorists schmucks with badges of honor for their work.

Cowering in fear at the mere idea of having an actual discussion of the deeper ideas behind the motivations or actions of factions in Freelancer is not going to protect you, and pretending that there is no nuance there just does a discredit to anyone actually putting effort into making a character that isn't a cardboard cutout with a trope strapped to it.

While Jammi's quoted definitions of what a terrorist is are certainly valid, simply ignoring the fact that some people wouldn't view them as such honestly makes me doubt if anyone doing so isn't just here to fulfill a power fantasy. The Bundschuh are definitionally terrorists because they're fighting against people that consider them terrorists, but if these same tactics were being used by two houses they'd be seen as legitimate, if questionable, warfare. There are literally dozens of comparisons to real life groups that can be drawn to back this notion, but this is probably not the place for that as it would likely end up angering people.

There are a few comparisons that can be made that have happened in Freelancer and/or Discovery, and I'd be glad to discuss those here if you're up for having an actual conversation and not just hiding behind the comfortable blanket of not having your own opinion. Oh, and if you think political discourse in Disco only revolves around buzzwords then I guess you need to talk to people that can think outside of them.

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