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You realize that the word 'racist' has lost all meaning by now? It simply means 'people I disagree with'. I think it's lost meaning starting with 2011 (thanks,
by omonra 10y ago
You realize that the word 'racist' has lost all meaning by now? It simply means 'people I disagree with'.
I think it's lost meaning starting with 2011 (thanks, Obama). See: http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=racist http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=racist
Notice how frequency of use spikes by 500% over last 5 years. That means that either the world has got immensely more racist, we started noticing it more or the word has just got diluted to where it doesn't mean anything (by a factor of 5, to be precise).
I happen to think it's the latter.
- croon 10y agoI happen to think it's just more public. Which derails your entire argument. Just because you call it out doesn't mean the word loses meaning.
- omonra 10y agoYou have every right to believe in whatever you want. I'd suggest you read this piece by a someone who you can relate to - a "member of a desperate and discombobulated coastal elite" that discusses how definition of the term varies: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/11/the_people_who_look_at_trump_and_don_t_see_a_racist.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/201...
- beguiledfoil 10y agoso scientific. sorry. i'll run ads on breitbart now. convinced by your link that it won't destroy my brand.