I hate it because all they achieved is making the word mean nothing. I everyone is calling the other fascist, then it is that much harder to call out actual fascists.
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.
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.
I hate it because all they achieved is making the word mean nothing. I everyone is calling the other fascist, then it is that much harder to call out actual fascists.
I definitely get what you mean, but I still don’t have trouble calling it how it is
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.
Yup.
"Beware the name changers."1
(…and the definition changers)
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.
If you need more weight, bullets are heavier than words 😁