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> anti-vax/anti-mask/anti-science I'd like to define what these terms mean. Right now, I think the mainstream technique is anyone who questions vax/mask/scien
by psychlops 5y ago
> anti-vax/anti-mask/anti-science
I'd like to define what these terms mean. Right now, I think the mainstream technique is anyone who questions vax/mask/science gets the anti- prefix.
- angelzen 5y agoOr the -phobe suffix. This isn't isolated.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoLabeling people as part of some group of undesirables seems to be a very popular way of not having to meet legitimate criticism these days. I wish we would be better at calling it out.
- mcguire 5y agoWhat, exactly, is "legitimate criticism"?
- thrwawy12345 5y agoIn common parlance it usually means “is disgusted by” rather than the traditional “is afraid of”.