Sunshine (she/her) to Political [email protected]English • 13 days agoThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caimagemessage-square683fedilinkarrow-up1991
arrow-up1991imageThe Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaignlemmy.caSunshine (she/her) to Political [email protected]English • 13 days agomessage-square683fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish10•11 days agoHave you stopped beating your wife? Ask a dozen people what “tankie” means and you’ll get a dozen conflicting answers. It’s a floating signifier for dismissing those to one’s political left. It’s a thought-terminating cliché rhetorical device.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 days agoAnd none of those dozen answers will correspond to how any of them actually use the word
Have you stopped beating your wife?
Ask a dozen people what “tankie” means and you’ll get a dozen conflicting answers. It’s a floating signifier for dismissing those to one’s political left. It’s a thought-terminating cliché rhetorical device.
And none of those dozen answers will correspond to how any of them actually use the word