“self-determination”, “genocide”, “terrorist”, “anarchist”,
a great bunch of videos by BadEmpanada.
the term “self-determination” should be about rejecting colonial power, but has grown to cover many disputes with very little in common.
in practice, whenever convenient, states use it as a rhetorical device to justify self-interest annexations and/or further colonisation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_UH4fmyj0
“[…] terms such as genocide are appropriated, monopolised, and weaponised by the most powerful [entities], who try to ensure that they are defined and understood in such a way that they can be used against their enemies but not themselves”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m316DcYhb8w
those entities did the same thing with the term “terrorist” (and previously “anarchist”), weaponising it to delegitimise their enemies, and in turn creating the need for terms like “freedom fighter” on a euphemism treadmill.