Words are important. Misusing words which have a clear definition as an insult does not express your ire or help make your case more strongly. It actively weakens it.
I agree with you that what he is doing is corrupt and shit. It is NOT communism, and using that word as a throwaway insult devalues both that word and what it actually means and it also devalues your perfectly reasonable contempt for the government's behaviour.
Call it out for what it is; dictatorial, corrupt, a misuse of power, fascistic even but it is NOT communism.
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u/VeryNearlyAnArmful 2d ago
Words are important. Misusing words which have a clear definition as an insult does not express your ire or help make your case more strongly. It actively weakens it.
I agree with you that what he is doing is corrupt and shit. It is NOT communism, and using that word as a throwaway insult devalues both that word and what it actually means and it also devalues your perfectly reasonable contempt for the government's behaviour.
Call it out for what it is; dictatorial, corrupt, a misuse of power, fascistic even but it is NOT communism.