What do you call a man fighting for his home?

A person who fights against an invading force in their home country is called what?

A. Hero
B. Patriot
C. Terrorist
D. It depends on what the US Government calls them

As you answer this question take a minute to think about what is asked here.

If a person, any person, from anywhere in the world, from any religion, from any creed or color, any nationality, backed by any government or a free person fights against any invading force in their home country what do you call them?

It gets a bit more complicated when you stop to think of how what people think and how people act are two entirely opposite things, polar opposites in fact. 

In one breath I bet most would say this person would be a hero or a patriot, but think about it another way. What do you call those Afghanistanis and Iraqis fighting for their home? What do you call the Syrians and Saudis, the Pakistanis and Yemenis that are taking up arms against the invading American Government's military? 

Are they still considered Heroes and Patriots?  

Or did they Magically become Terrorists, Radicals, Murderers? Did the American Government labeling them terrorists change what they were fighting for or against? Did the final root situation change? Or was it all the mindset and perception of the individual being manipulated by an outside entity?

A member of a military, any military is no more a hero or patriot for attacking someone else's home than the other for protecting his home. The Invading force is no less a terrorist than the other for doing what he does.

This is a test of the idea of Nationalism. A test of mindful hypocrisy. A test to the idea of what is called "American Exceptionalism"

Did your answer stay the same from beginning to end?

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