I don’t think I am confused.
Golus is defined in Tanach and Gemara as location based. You are speaking Homiletically. You are trying to say that the Geula isn’t complete even though we are living in EY- Shkoyach, My 5 year old knows that too. You are saying that while the chashmonaim lit the menorah they were in golus because there was no Mashiach- Shkoyach again.
This is a pointless conversation about nomenclature. What are you trying to prove?
When they ask ציפית לישועה, I will say I moved with my family so I could be there to greet Mashiach. I am so confident that he will come I want to lay the groundwork for him. There are those who come to Israel horizontally and those who come vertically and then there are the holy rollers who will eventually make it.