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I judge people by actions not by stated claims. For instance, I don’t consider the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to be democratic or a republic.
by renewiltord 2y ago
I judge people by actions not by stated claims. For instance, I don’t consider the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to be democratic or a republic.
- latexr 2y agoYou are conflating the word used for the name of an entity with the word for a concept. When you say the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is neither democratic nor a republic, you’re comparing the names “democratic” and “republic” to the concepts of what a democracy and a republic are. In other words, you're not (I hope) taking issue with either idea but with the fact that a government is misappropriating those words to make false claims. “Environmentalism” is a concept. An organisation called The Environmentalist Society for the Betterment of Puppies and Rainbows could be a nefarious river polluter while another called The Very Bad Toxic Wastelands could be a philanthropic conversationalist which plants forests. An environmentalist is someone acts in the best interest of the environment, regardless of what they call themselves.
- renewiltord 2y agoSure, find and replace “environmentalists” with “those who call themselves environmentalists”.