The Oppressors Language

I just heard some Israeli human rights lawyer talking about facts "on the ground." That phrase, "facts on the ground" was created by the US government to allow for illegal settlements in the West Bank. You can't very well give Palestinian land to Palestinians if it's currently settled by Israelis. Those are facts.

But then I hear this Israeli human rights lawyer using the same jargon. Are people aware of the words they chose? Why do we chose the language of the oppressor?

My students don't use the language of the oppressor, they use their own language. Ridiculed by the outside though it may be, it is theirs, and it represents strength for understanding, and a space for commonality and solidarity which has a meaning that can't be destroyed so easily by the oppressor. That's ONE of the reasons I believe the revolution will ONLY come from people of color