• fizzle@quokk.au
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    2 months ago

    This is very obviously an argument of semantics.

    These countries are at war, even if the US doesn’t want to admit that. In a theatre of war combatants “board” ships and “comandeer” them.

    Nothing stopping you calling it hijacking if thats your thing but its very obviously a heavy handed attempt at emotive language. It identifies you as a pariah rather than changing the perception of the US navy’s behavior.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPM
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      2 months ago

      This is very obviously an argument of semantics.

      Yes that’s literally the point of this com

      Nothing stopping you calling it hijacking if thats your thing but its very obviously a heavy handed attempt at emotive language

      So emotive language is okay when Somalis do it? Or not okay when so called “state” actors do it on the other side of the planet?

      The act is the same and that’s what actually matters. A boat is taken against the will of its crew without any self-defense motive.