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sebow | 1 year ago
Like holocaust deniers, like nazis, etc.? More and more buzz-words and labels broadly and freely used in order to dilute their respective meanings.
Our parents, grand-parents, etc. did not teach us good virtues "by shaming" (i.e by telling us we're X/Y/Z buzzwords), but either through example(of what not to do) or through rationality (explanations until comprehension). It's no wonder we have rising "X/Y/Z" sentiments when, ironically, the people who seemingly advocate against "these bad boys" resume to just label and categorize individuals instead putting the effort to either educate, explain, reference. Low-effort means low results, and virtuous traits are definitely not gained through complacency.
You solve things with dialogue (not monologue*). And if those people who use these buzzwords don't like dialogue "because some guy proved it" [it's actually irrelevant if the referenced fact is true or not] and dismiss discourse shamelessly, then they're doing more damage to their own narrative. Nobody likes being told what to do(this includes knowing/believing/etc.), and facts matter as much as they're being understood.
ceejayoz|1 year ago
Oh, they absolutely did.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter was written in 1850.