A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual
groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country
or the government of a sovereign nation through either the use
of physical force, or nonviolence. The term resistance has
political overtones, as people have used it, along with similar
terms, to bring support to opposition groups. Organizations and
individuals critical of foreign intervention and supporting
forms of organized movement (particularly where citizens are
affected) tend to favor the term. When such a resistance
movement uses violence, those favorably disposed to it may also
speak of freedom fighters. Both phrases -- resistance movement
and freedom fighters -- can become contentious terms for what
other observers might describe as terrorists, though this is
controversial as terrorists are often criticized and seen as
morally wrong, whereas many see Resistance Movements as
legitimate. The popular saying "One person's terrorist is
another person's freedom fighter" encapsulates