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OK, I object to the misuse of the term "cynic." http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/in-praise-of-the-cynic/ http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/

OK, I object to the misuse of the term "cynic." http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/in-praise-of-the-cynic/ http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/in-praise-of-th... Cynics would point to the very things Scalzi does.

nollidge 14y ago
For better or worse, the word "cynic" has changed meaning over time. My usage matches definition #1 here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cynic?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cynic?r=75&src=re...
- mikecane 14y ago
  That matters not to Cynics and is only proof of the very corruption we mock.
  - unalone 14y ago
    There's something ironic about a cynic, in the classic sense of "question everything and undermine assertions", protesting the corruption of his own self-declared title. ;-)
    - mikecane 14y ago
      The Ironics are a different school of thought.