What is the difference between an "Insurgent" and a "Rebel"?

Discussion in 'Linguistics' started by EmptyForceOfChi, Apr 30, 2011.

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  1. Fraggle Rocker

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    TV news is for people who can't read. And cable TV news is for people who find network TV news a little too complicated.
     
    Fraggle Rocker, Jun 10, 2011
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  3. gmilam

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    Some of you act like "Rebel" has a negative conotation to it. That's not the case in the Southern US.
     
    gmilam, Jun 10, 2011
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  5. Fraggle Rocker

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    It's not the case anywhere. A rebel can simply be a non-conformist, or somebody who wants her garden club to try planting nasturtiums instead of hostas. An insurgent specifically rebels against the government that has control over him, using violent methods.
     
    Fraggle Rocker, Jun 10, 2011
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  7. Believe

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    Going by the way the words are used rather then the definition it seems to be that rebels are trying to cast off oppression, while insurgents are trying to create it.
     
    Believe, Jun 11, 2011
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  8. StrangerInAStrangeLand

    StrangerInAStrangeLand SubQuantum Mechanic Valued Senior Member

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    I don't find that to be true.
     
    StrangerInAStrangeLand, Jun 23, 2011
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