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Corruption of Language

Posted by Sick Rose on 2024-July-17 11:19:30, Wednesday
In reply to 'Fascist', like 'Racist'..... posted by Django on 2024-July-17 06:29:37, Wednesday




When words such as "fascist" and "racist" are thrown about simply to indicate disapproval/disagreement, what do you do when a genuine fascist or racist appears on the scene? (They do exist).

You've been disarmed, at least linguistically.

It's a bit similar to what happens at concerts these days. The performers automatically get a standing ovation no matter how mediocre they are. So you're left with no way to show your ecstasy at a genuinely great performance, the type that you'll only encounter four or five times in a lifetime of concert-going.

Or the way the word "awesome" is bandied about. You have no way to indicate that something genuinely was awesome.

SR
Sick Rose



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