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It's part of the Anti-DEI push. Anything polite is wrong, and calling names is just 'being honest'. The logic goes : "the truth doesn't care about your feel
by FrustratedMonky 2y ago
It's part of the Anti-DEI push.
Anything polite is wrong, and calling names is just 'being honest'.
The logic goes :
"the truth doesn't care about your feelings,
so if I hurt your feelings,
then I must be saying something true"
- exe34 2y agoOoh this is a nice way of putting it. Affirming the consequent. It's the same one creationists use: They used to laugh at Galileo, and they are now laughing at me, therefore I must be right.
- anal_reactor 2y agoI think it's more about using the language that is close to people. When you listen to Trump's speeches, he's virtually the only high-rank politician who speaks in a way that voters can understand. Politicians created their own lingo that only themselves and those actively interested in politics can understand, and using phrases like "he's a retard" solves this problem.
- Timon3 2y agoAnother facet of the same fallacy: "A difficult choice is one that helps some while hurting others, but someone wise has to make them. Therefore, if I make a choice that helps some while hurting others, I must be wise." I see this often when people declare "you can't help everyone!" as an axiom. This is also strongly connected with, though I'd argue slightly separate from, "suffering builds character, therefore it's good if I make someone suffer".