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minus-squareSkvlp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoDoes the word communism even have meaning any more, or is it just something to yell when confused people get confused?
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI’m using it sarcastically
minus-squareSkvlp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI know, I caught the silent /s at the end of your post :) You are referring to people who don’t use it sarcastically - does the word communism have meaning left when they use it?
minus-squarei_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt means when the government helps people that aren’t me or people I like, or fails to hurt the people I don’t like.
minus-squarecomfy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHonestly, it might just be creeping closer to “social”. As in, concerning a society. Things like bike lanes and healthcare.
Does the word communism even have meaning any more, or is it just something to yell when confused people get confused?
I’m using it sarcastically
I know, I caught the silent /s at the end of your post :) You are referring to people who don’t use it sarcastically - does the word communism have meaning left when they use it?
It means when the government helps people that aren’t me or people I like, or fails to hurt the people I don’t like.
Honestly, it might just be creeping closer to “social”. As in, concerning a society. Things like bike lanes and healthcare.