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MineralMan

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3. Very true. Misusing words is often strategic.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 01:08 PM

Feb 2020

But, that works on both sides with words like "socialism." Those who advocate for socialism often don't know what it means, either. Same with "liberal."

Through misuse, both words have become almost meaningless, it seems to me.

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Words. Definitions. Understanding. [View all] MineralMan Feb 2020 OP

Good empedocles Feb 2020 #1

"Socialism".... lastlib Feb 2020 #2

Very true. Misusing words is often strategic. MineralMan Feb 2020 #3

I was a non-traditional college student. Backseat Driver Feb 2020 #4

Yeah, I was too. MineralMan Feb 2020 #5