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    The document discusses how different terms like "terrorists", "insurgents", "guerrillas", "militants", "soldiers", "rebels", "freedom fighters", "activists", and "protesters" are used in propaganda to shape public perception of armed groups. It notes that more positive terms like "rebels", "freedom fighters", and "protesters" are used to generate public support for groups that a propagandist wants to portray favorably, while more negative terms imply that a group is dangerous or illegitimate. The exact terms used depend on the political objectives and level of violence associated with each group.

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    The document discusses how different terms like "terrorists", "insurgents", "guerrillas", "militants", "soldiers", "rebels", "freedom fighters", "activists", and "protesters" are used in propaganda to shape public perception of armed groups. It notes that more positive terms like "rebels", "freedom fighters", and "protesters" are used to generate public support for groups that a propagandist wants to portray favorably, while more negative terms imply that a group is dangerous or illegitimate. The exact terms used depend on the political objectives and level of violence associated with each group.

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    The document discusses how different terms like "terrorists", "insurgents", "guerrillas", "militants", "soldiers", "rebels", "freedom fighters", "activists", and "protesters" are used in propaganda to shape public perception of armed groups. It notes that more positive terms like "rebels", "freedom fighters", and "protesters" are used to generate public support for groups that a propagandist wants to portray favorably, while more negative terms imply that a group is dangerous or illegitimate. The exact terms used depend on the political objectives and level of violence associated with each group.

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     Terrorists.

     This title is reserved for the pinnacle of evil. It is used when a government
    wants public approval for an armed assault on another nation. It generates fear and
    hatred by placing the group in the same category as the culprits responsible for the
    September 11th attacks. For this reason, it is more easily applied to Islamic groups,
    such as Hezbollah or Hamas. It was famously used by G.W. Bush as part of his
    justification for the Iraq War, despite belated confirmation that Saddam Hussein had no
    links to terrorism.
     Insurgents. Slightly less condemnation is demanded for groups that are placed in this
    category. They may not be planning to incinerate Western civilization, but they are
    certainly thinking about it as they sit around a bonfire fueled by American flags.
     Guerrillas. Use of this pejorative has reduced since the fall of communism in Russia.
    When used, it suggests dirty savages with bandannas and AK47s. It is an attempt to
    revive "red scare" fears that are still pervasive in the Western world, but it can be
    directed at any unsavory group, regardless of their political objectives.
     Militants. This designation is becoming increasingly popular due to the liberalization of
    the West. It implies a group that desires military conflict, regardless of their true motives.
    The name makes it easy to portray such groups as warmongering, anti-pacifist,
    aggressors, which exposes them to negative sentiment from all who oppose war.
     Soldiers. This is a neutral description for individuals who serve a cause by participating
    in armed conflict.
     Rebels. This name was used in the popular Star Wars films to describe a righteous
    force fighting a powerful and evil empire. It is therefore used whenever a propagandist
    wants to create public support for a group that is attempting to thwart a powerful and
    supposedly tyrannical regime. It has recently been ascribed to groups fighting against
    the "regimes" of Bashar al-Assad and Muammar Gaddafi in Syria and Libya,
    presumably because of US opposition to these governments.
     Freedom Fighters. This unctuous title is usually reserved for smaller groups of rebels
    because of their greater underdog status and because they have less capacity to
    commit frequent or large-scale barbaric acts. These factors allow for a more plausible
    distortion of their status. The most obvious example of this name calling propaganda
    occurred when the Mujahedin-e Khalq, a terrorist group opposed to Iran (see video
    below), was taken off the US terrorism list and was subsequently referred to as freedom
    fighters.
     Activists. This term is commonly used by well-intentioned domestic groups who are
    seeking social, economic, or environmental change. Thus, propagandists also use it to
    invoke this same image for some foreign groups, regardless of whether they are
    mercenaries armed with weapons.
     Protesters. Coming into common usage during the Arab Spring (it has also been
    applied to Ukraine and Hong Kong), this term depicts the pinnacle of innocence. When
    used by propagandists, the purpose is to confuse Western and foreign definitions of a
    protest. For example, when an individual in a crowd of protesters shoots a police officer
    with a rifle, and the police return fire, the media might only report the state retaliation.
    Westerners are left to believe that their kind of peaceful protest would have received the
    same retaliation. Eventually, when enough "protesters" pick up AK47s, and the media
    can no longer categorize them that way, they become freedom fighters or rebels.

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