Americans, probably because of the deeply partisan political landscape, are particularly adept at degrading ordinary language. I'd be less aware of this, if not for Substack. (There, they refuse to even use a simple word like 'cadence' correctly!)
During the troubles, there was ridiculous commentary about the meaning of fascism, with some writers insisting that we first need to figure out what it means, including letting the mythical market place of ideas decide. The whole thing was either bad faith or staggering, wiful, ignorance. Of course we know what fascism means, there's an actual fooking definition. No market place of empty minds determined the meaning.
Yes, other countries degrade language and concepts on a daily basis, but Americans do it with a special alacrity.
Americans, probably because of the deeply partisan political landscape, are particularly adept at degrading ordinary language. I'd be less aware of this, if not for Substack. (There, they refuse to even use a simple word like 'cadence' correctly!)
During the troubles, there was ridiculous commentary about the meaning of fascism, with some writers insisting that we first need to figure out what it means, including letting the mythical market place of ideas decide. The whole thing was either bad faith or staggering, wiful, ignorance. Of course we know what fascism means, there's an actual fooking definition. No market place of empty minds determined the meaning.
Yes, other countries degrade language and concepts on a daily basis, but Americans do it with a special alacrity.
I know what the conversations were about, but thanks