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gulliver

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16. Using words like genocide and apartheid wrongly...

Reply to 3_Limes (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:33 AM

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...undermines the meaning of the words. That, as well as blocking the core values of liberalism and progressivism at the same time (by opposing Israel and ignoring its neighbors), is not something people should do. I'm really trying to talk people out of doing that. Consistency and clarity are fundamentally important in communication. They build trust. They advance causes. Words must mean something.

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