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some americans have really weird meanings for some words. such as left to mean center-right, and liberal to mean companies employing dozens of lobbyists trying
by gcb0 8y ago
some americans have really weird meanings for some words.
such as left to mean center-right, and liberal to mean companies employing dozens of lobbyists trying to influence a very strong State.
oh! and "decadent" as a praise for chocolate. that is the worst.
- stcredzero 8y agosome americans have really weird meanings for some words. such as left to mean center-right Political Compass put me at center-left. Some people in the Bay Area have tried to call me a Republican. Differing Points of View can be weird. That's what Diversity is all about.
- hef19898 8y agoCome to Europe to get a different perpective. I would guess Bay Area liberals would be placed somewhere slightly left / liberal of center over here. And neo-cons in terms on capatalism. I can only guess what I would be called in the US. Perspective is everything I guess.
- stcredzero 8y agoThe Political Compass test I took was European.
- hef19898 8y agoOk, that is strange. There is, it seems, more than one political axis. What kind of test did you take? Now I'm curious to find out what I'm classified as.
- stcredzero 8y agoOk, that is strange. There is, it seems, more than one political axis. Nowadays, the authoritarian/anti-authoritarian axis is the most important one.
- hef19898 8y agoThere is nothing to say against that.
- nervousvarun 8y agoYeah even as an American I've noticed "decadent" used this way. Not just chocolate, you see it with many sweets or other calorie dense foods. Hell Starbucks has become one of the most ubiquitous companies in the world largely due to the popularity/markup of its breakfast milkshakes. I guess the idea with "decadent" is something like "this is your rare and entirely sinful reward for your hard work maintaining your overall health with your generally sensible choices in what you eat." Kindof like a dietary lent. Meanwhile 40% of the US adult population is obese. 40%. That is absolutely staggering. There's nothing "decadent" about eating food that is nutritionally poor here...it's entirely normal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States
- oh_sigh 8y agodecadent: characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decadent https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decadent Seems like it may be fitting for some desserts.
- lizardking 8y agoIt's all relative. Every place has it's own unique political spectrum. The US is no exception in this regard. To your point though, there is nothing "liberal" about companies behaving the way you describe. If we are guilty of anything, it's conflating the ideas of "liberal" and the political left.