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Earnest question--what is the non-perjorative word? "Progressive" is the closest I've found. I genuinely want to debate ideas, but I'm not sure what the most pr
by weberc2 8y ago
Earnest question--what is the non-perjorative word? "Progressive" is the closest I've found. I genuinely want to debate ideas, but I'm not sure what the most precise term is.
- shaki-dora 8y agoYes, I think that would be fine. But maybe you just don’t need to talk about people with some term encompassing a multitude of different issues. It’s long been said that the left/right dichotomy isn’t entirely meaningful, leading to an expansion into a 2D economic/social space. Still, left/right or progressive/conservative, or SJW/fascist tend to lead to just stereotypes that everyone projects their opinion on.
- weberc2 8y agoIt's not possible to communicate the full nuance of any ideological group, especially not in every HN post or tweet. We need meaningful definitions even if these definitions don't 100% apply to every individual in the group. And we need to be able to talk about ideological groups (however fuzzily) to advance our (inter)national conversation.
- silversconfused 8y agoI like progressive. SJW is only used (in what I have seen) by those trying to diminish the value of the work and sacrifice that others have made. Attempting to lump someone in with a movement for easier criticism of their opinions is never done in good faith.