• limer@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    use the term accurately

    We have a lack of words used in the English language that specifies graduations and grades of arseholes.

    Just like some languages have one word for snow, and others have dozens

    Edit: I noticed several people disagreed. But did not explain: is it because they think there are enough words, or they like the word fascist and think it’s appropriate in current usages?

    • Ferk@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      I didn’t downvote you, but it’s unclear what you meant by stating that.

      Depending on how one interprets it, it can be seen as a justification for using “fascist” (since there isn’t a more accurate word) or simply a way to emphasize that the term is inaccurate and shouldn’t be used.

      So I’m not surprised if you get up/down votes from both sides in either direction, specially in a polarizing discussion. Not because of what you said being wrong/right, but because of what they might read between lines.

    • just another dev@lemmy.my-box.dev
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      1 day ago

      Or option C: there’s a discussion going on about an open source project, and you’re starting a discussion about the semantics of the word fascist/asshole, without taking a clear stance on what you mean. I didn’t downvote you, but I also have no idea what you were going for with that statement. It seems unrelated.