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[–] Emmie@lemmings.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I wish people stayed true to the original definition of words. Politics would be much easier to navigate. But alas who doesn’t do social manipulation these days: We are freedom fighters except we hate lgbt and are pro Catholicism and some even want return of monarchy vote for us!

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The definition hasn't changed. Soviet Russia a Marxist leninist Nation had a party called the Communist party. They were not communist. At least not outside of aspirationally. They were still Marxist leninist. But they rely on people easily being confused between nouns and adjectives

[–] Emmie@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Effectively it changes because we live in post truth society. It doesn’t matter anymore what was the original meaning of the word except to some few nerds that no one listens to anyway. That have phd in politics or something equally useless and cringe.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Truth and definitions still exist in a post truth society. A post-truth society simply prioritizes perception over reality.