Is "Freedom Fighter" an Oxymoron?
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Psychic Octopus
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« on: August 23, 2009, 03:27:59 PM »
It sounds like it. If your a "freedom fighter"wouldn't you be fighting freedom? Huh
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 03:31:51 PM »
I use this term to people off-forum and they get confused in this manner.
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 03:54:11 PM »
Quote from: NiK on August 23, 2009, 03:27:59 PM
It sounds like it. If your a "freedom fighter"wouldn't you be fighting freedom? Huh
never thought of it that way. hmm
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 03:59:03 PM »
An oxymoron is when you put two contradictory words together, so no.
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2009, 05:13:54 PM »
Not necessarily. Fighting can be right in some circumstances, when freedom is really threatened. But claiming to be fighting for freedom doesn't authomatically make you a freedom fighter.
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 05:58:36 PM »
Yes, i can see that some people may get the meaning of the word confused, but it means fighting FOR freedom™.
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2009, 06:28:45 PM »
No.
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2009, 07:37:14 PM »
Two words: Liberty Tree.
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