• problematicPanther@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    yeah, but different words have different implications and connotations. We say settlers, and that word doesn’t hit as hard as colonizers or oppressors, even though they all pretty much mean the same thing.

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      2 years ago

      In fairness colonizers just sounds silly. Just like most words with a “z” in it.