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It's only vampiric, not ghoulish.

• loeg 1y ago
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  • williamdclt 1y ago
    pretty sure everyone on the whole political spectrum uses pejorative adjectives to describe something they don't like. Would it have changed anything if they had said "horrific", "unsettling", "unethical"?
    • gruez 1y ago
      Yeah, this is probably the least bad form of hyperbole because nobody is going to think someone is a literal ghoul. Contrast this with how casually "fascism" or "violence" is being thrown around.
    • loeg 1y ago
      It would be less of a strong signal that the speaker is a leftist in 2025.
  • QuercusMax 1y ago
    Ghoulish refers to creatures who feed off the dead. Vampiric refers to creatures who feed off the living. Words have meanings even if you wish they didn't.
    • loeg 1y ago
      I'm not disagreeing with vpribish, just providing context. In 2025, it is common for leftists use this adjective in a way that is completely divorced from its dictionary definition.
    • vpribish 1y ago
      well said. And, I think that deleted reply really took this off track somewhere. so uh, carry on.