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lololol, tankies upset over how popular this community is
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I don't mean it's hard to actually say it - but the word gets diluted. And when yo do call out a fascist, it may not carry the weught it should because it is used by tankies or actual fascists as a word for someone who disagrees with them.
If you need more weight, bullets are heavier than words ๐
Yup.
"Beware the name changers."^1^
(...and the definition changers)
::: spoiler Beware the name changers. --Andy Crouch ^1^ Have heard that expression for decades... just now looked up who it's attributed to... Andy Crouch, says the websearch's LLM summary... and a quick glance at another LLM's summary of his political philosophy does intrigue... E.g. "Crouch redefines power not as domination or control, but as the ability to create and introduce new cultural goods. He argues that power, when exercised properly, should be generative and life-giving, rather than oppressive or self-serving." One to look into more.