mean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. I'm unsure if this is hyperbole or not. With regards to it's use, in my observation I don't think i

mean-spirited concept invented since about the middle ages. I'm unsure if this is hyperbole or not. With regards to it's use, in my observation I don't think it's used so much as a weapon against an argument as much as perhaps a weapon against the self congratulatory and rather shallow nature of online protest. I didn't always feel this way but it seems that whenever the term is brought up you have a number of posters who feel it's incredibly important that it be known, to complete strangers on an internet message board, that they are the good guys and are sincere in their beliefs and actions. In any case, I'm not very smart so I could be wrong in my observations.