• Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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    13 hours ago

    “language is descriptive, not prescriptive”

    Gods, what an utterly myopic defense. You do know there is a difference between colloquial language for the purpose of simple communication and theoretical language for the purpose of in-depth systemic analysis, right?

    Don’t make excuses for being willfully ignorant of political theory.

    • theneverfox@pawb.social
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      10 hours ago

      I think I’m making an important point here.

      It’s really important that we stop pretending that these people believe their bullshit. The difference between liberals and the neo-liberals we have now isn’t more belief in capitalism, it’s that they’ve been bribed directly and indirectly

      If you say they believe in capitalism, you’re giving ground. There’s an implication that they believe their actions will lead to better outcomes… But they so obviously don’t