• BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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    “You’re all reactionaries”

    “Anyone who disagrees with me is reactionary!”

    I can’t understand why none of us tried to explain 100 years of history and 200 years of theory to them. They seem so reasonable

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      reactionary /rē-ăk′shə-nĕr″ē/ adjective Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.

      they weren’t even using it right if I understand correctly

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          Every time a doctor hits a knee with a plexor a new reactionary is born. Imagine reacting to physical stimuli.

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        Yeah plenty of people who dont understand politics dont understand this word. I shared a discord with someone who’s media opinions always echoed that of reactionairy youtube ragebaiters, and told him so, but he tried to tell me “normal people” would see me as the “reactionairy” for reacting to those people, lol.

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          one time I told my chud cousin that America actively antagonizes other nations or sets up dictators as a pretense for invading them. He responded “No, America is purely reactionary. Foreign countries are provoking us.” And I agreed with him. “Yes, America is reactionary.” He got all smug and then I left, I got what I wanted out of the exchange lol

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          lol, lmao even. To be fair, it would make some degree of sense for that to be the meaning. Sadly, they brought sense to a conversation in English. If only they’d thought to take five seconds to google it.

          taps the sign with the Mao quote

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          on the topic of definitions:

          stolid /stŏl′ĭd/ adjective

          Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive. Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
          Similar: dull impassive foolish Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited.
          "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
          

          Imagine naming yourself “stupid/dull/impassive/not easily aroused/ect and doesn’t have a strong opinion on religion”. what a killer username.