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Because the authoritarian state uses an in-language to signal virtue, overstepping denotations. These are the same people who call non-cops "civilians."
by chillingeffect 10y ago
Because the authoritarian state uses an in-language to signal virtue, overstepping denotations. These are the same people who call non-cops "civilians."
- linkregister 10y agoCalling non-cops "civilians" irritates me to no end. Occasionally you'll see journalists using this terminology as well.
- drjesusphd 10y agoMy favorite is when they have the nerve to call vets "civilians".
- mnw21cam 10y agoI'm not sure my cat would appreciate having his annual check-up and booster with a non-civilian vet.
- DiabloD3 10y agoYeah, that never ends well. Vets have a certain ability to destroy someone's entire existence using nothing but words and gigantic balls, leaving nothing but a burning crater in the ground, without having to have any imposing threat of violence (ie, how cops are trained to escalate the situation through intimidation, vets don't need such a tactic).
- Retra 10y agoIt's not only police that call non-police civilians. Dictionaries do as well.