• limer@lemmy.ml
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    7 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?

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      6 days 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.