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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 ha

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.