12 March 2009
Insurgency vs. Resistance
The opposition to the governing authority, rather than the opposition within a government, is an insurgency. Of course, the governing authority was probably at one time an insurrection against the government that it replaced. “Take your place on The Great Mandella.”
There is nothing wrong with an insurgency unless you’re on the other side. But isn’t that other side morally indefensible when it exists as the result of conquest by an invading power? “Insurgency” is a loaded word that implies the legitimacy of the governing authority. Using the word “resistance” changes the balance.
The opposition to the governing authority, rather than the opposition within a government, is an insurgency. Of course, the governing authority was probably at one time an insurrection against the government that it replaced. “Take your place on The Great Mandella.”
There is nothing wrong with an insurgency unless you’re on the other side. But isn’t that other side morally indefensible when it exists as the result of conquest by an invading power? “Insurgency” is a loaded word that implies the legitimacy of the governing authority. Using the word “resistance” changes the balance.
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