Quote Originally Posted by Hooahguy
To you maybe.
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I was pointing out that most of the same people who call out Israel for their crimes are also the ones who say that Hezbollah at the very least has elements which engage in terrorist activities. Some go further and label the whole thing as a terror organization but some which just label certain parts of Hezbollah, acknowledging the fact that there are parts of the group which actually do good for the Lebanese people.
Their whole schtick is unethical just like any religious group, but at the same time it does nothing to label them “terrorists" since they're not like any other group. Best to not disqualify them altogether and avoid being in utter denial of the workings of ME politics and Lebanese society in particular, because this is a mini state not a bunch of rebels. Lets not forget this started as a resistance movement to begin with to fend off invaders, and labelling them “terrorists” is what drove them to the country that didn’t label them as such - Iran.

Whether it's the same people or not, look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rrorist_groups This isn't something that's unanimous and most certainly isn't a fact. Look up terrorism you'll find different definitions that often extend to what states are doing right now. If you have to be a non-state actor to be labelled a terrorist, and a popular movement to boot operating legally within a state like Lebanon, the word loses its value.
Maybe safer. They are still pariahs to an extent, and only beginning to shed that label with the recent nuclear deal.
They’re considered pariahs by a few countries that have more dangerous effects on the world than they do, sure.