3 ms·
> Why can't we speak figuratively anymore? Because it’s less than a month since people stormed the US capital, literally erecting a guillotine and literally ca
by mewse 6y ago
> Why can't we speak figuratively anymore?
Because it’s less than a month since people stormed the US capital, literally erecting a guillotine and literally calling for politicians they disliked to be hanged. How is this hard for you to understand?
If you want to speak figuratively, then maybe don’t do it using exactly the same speech that other people are demonstrably using and acting upon literally.
EDIT: “gallows”. I meant “gallows”, not “guillotine”. That’s an embarrassing mistake which will now live in my comment history forever!
- ndiscussion 6y agoIt's okay, the gallows was obviously fake as well. Loving the political downvotes btw, does this gallows, made with 2x4's, look like it would hold a body? https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/capitol-mob-built-gallows-and-chanted-hang-mike-pence/ https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/capitol-mob... I don't mean to offend, I don't mean to say that whoever is downvoting is unintelligent, but it clearly won't hold.
- rewgs 6y agoIt being probably ineffective is not proof that it's fake. In fact, given who we're talking about I'd say that more or less proves that it was intended for use.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- fallingknife 6y ago> people are demonstrably using and acting upon literally Who did they hang?