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A rebel with a cause, fighting the government that calls them the problem.
means A person who rises up in armed resistance against an established authority, usually without the full legal status of a soldier in a conventional war.
from From Latin insurgere, 'to rise up' — in- ('into, upon') plus surgere ('to rise'), the same surgere that gives us 'surge.' The word entered English in the 18th century, borrowed via French, to describe those literally rising against a government. The irony baked into the word from the start: 'insurgent' is a label applied from outside, by the power being risen against — which is why one side's insurgent is another's freedom fighter.
- vs terrorist
- Label depends entirely on whose side writes history
- etymology
- Latin for rising up against
- key tactic
- Avoids direct battles, prefers ambush and patience
- winning move
- Outlast the occupier, not outgun them