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I find it interesting that people leap to correct/redefine the usage of a word so that they can ignore the meaning of a statement.
by zargon 16y ago
I find it interesting that people leap to correct/redefine the usage of a word so that they can ignore the meaning of a statement.
- CapitalistCartr 16y agoNo, that is the crux of his statement. Complaining about a situation as it doesn't exist, is akin to a straw man.
- zargon 16y agoI didn't know that the term was considered a synonym 'democracy', and was using it in a more general sense. The main link between the two seems to be usage along the lines of the Jefferson quote. Saying that a democracy is a type of mob rule doesn't make it the only type of mob rule. Whether the mob is every citizen or just the citizens that wear majority-approved costumes doesn't change the meaning I was trying to convey.