Aurelius on Nostr: People lose their ability to describe oppressive relationships with power when they ...
People lose their ability to describe oppressive relationships with power when they use terms like “socialist,” “fascist,” “communist.” These terms have been hijacked and reinterpreted for us so that the original meanings are misunderstood by most. To use such a term interchangeably for “bad” belittles the original meaning and demotes whatever message you’re trying to share.
I see these terms used incorrectly all the time.
Published at
2023-07-12 17:03:02Event JSON
{
"id": "8aec5166e5d4f8c48327b45c04a7c24552427ee5eddedd79c6ab4f2f961e1450",
"pubkey": "d149cab746f9fba6d4cc492f05c9a61bf18f016905038bd2ce656ca75ba1ec42",
"created_at": 1689174182,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "People lose their ability to describe oppressive relationships with power when they use terms like “socialist,” “fascist,” “communist.” These terms have been hijacked and reinterpreted for us so that the original meanings are misunderstood by most. To use such a term interchangeably for “bad” belittles the original meaning and demotes whatever message you’re trying to share. \n\nI see these terms used incorrectly all the time.",
"sig": "40caf7c03b7dcd7b1ab9b976b37580c50f737738ac7660374f974e2b60b7671f605efd57aab1c73f4c6d86bddde73539e3e19ed8bf70b8d17203ff745acae5b2"
}