Do I get tired of the majority deciding what words mean? Not really. That’s how language has always worked, and the only way it can work as far as I can tell.
This person is right. It’s a fact. You and your circles may not use it that way, and that’s correct… But that doesn’t change what the common understanding is.
Expressing socialism in the USA is already hard. It’s harder when people are angry at anyone because they aren’t using the words you want.
The majority gets to decide so many things for you. You ever get tired of that?
Do I get tired of the majority deciding what words mean? Not really. That’s how language has always worked, and the only way it can work as far as I can tell.
I’m talking about this part doofus:
I don’t let the shit the dumbest people in the country do determine what’s right for me, except perhaps as a negative example.
Why are you being mean? Why are you angry?
This person is right. It’s a fact. You and your circles may not use it that way, and that’s correct… But that doesn’t change what the common understanding is.
Expressing socialism in the USA is already hard. It’s harder when people are angry at anyone because they aren’t using the words you want.