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Does anybody here know if there is a name being used for that annoying "snide term for everything" behavior we're seeing so much of lately? Things like:
"Libtards"
"Tax cheat Tim"
You know what I'm talking about.
Is it some kind of mnemonic trigger thing?
A neologism is one thing, coining a new term to describe something specific that current terms are inadequate to express.
Nasty nicknames and derogatory imagery isn't surprising either.
But they're pretty uniformly adopted. Like code so you'll know who the other "cool" kids are. And often confusing in debate, like throwing in obscure terms from a foreign language.
Frankly, I stop reading posts when it becomes clear the poster indulges in this habit.
You might as well talk to a POST as reply to a post from someone who does this, in my experience.
Anybody know/have thoughts about this?:2wave:
It's a lot easier to come up with a negative sounding word to describe anyone who disagrees with one's point of view than it is to actually analyze an issue and take a reasoned stance on it. Making up terms, or misusing them is pretty common on these forums:
"Socialist" doesn't always mean socialist.
"liberal" "libtard" "lib" "libby" can mean pretty much anything.
"neocon" has totally lost its meaning.