News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The state of South Africa, 28ish years post-apartheid. Parent comment

Re:The state of South Africa, 28ish years post-apartheid by seydor on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @04:32PM (#32403875)
> funding a revolutionary force and it ending in peace and prosperity?

It is "revolution" when it ends in positive (for the west) outcomes

It is "terrorism" when it does not

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The state of South Africa, 28ish years post-apartheid by the_lonely_road on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @04:42PM (#32404011)
What about the cuban revolution? This comment is about as low brow as they come.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The state of South Africa, 28ish years post-apartheid by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @04:48PM (#32404076)
Yeah, everyone knows that it's revolution when the outcomes are positive for (checks notes) the Soviet Union or the Chinese Communist Party.
[ Parent | on HN ]