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Speaking of euphemisms, do you guys know of any common dysphemisms? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Here's an example from me

If you want to de-normalize a nation's state/government, call them

spoiler

a regime

Other examples include: hospital --> loony bin

Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize dysphemism are insults?

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[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You mean demogogery?

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Populism is only one kind of demagoguery.

[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's the other?

I mean come on, demagoguery and populism shouldn't be subsects of each other... they practically are synonymous, but one has a more neutral connotation...

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're both negative. Scapegoating an outgroup is another form of demagoguery, so is decrying experienced political institutions as corrupt while claiming to be a reformer.

[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They’re both negative. Scapegoating an outgroup is another form of demagoguery, so is decrying experienced political institutions as corrupt while claiming to be a reformer.

Pardon me if I find this confusing but this seems to be case of "There's actually zero difference between bad and good things." without context...

Have you fully thought through your words to type this out? 😔

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How are any of what I listed good things?

[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

decrying experienced political institutions as corrupt while claiming to be a reformer.

Someone can just see a theoretical event happening like that and just write and TITLE the news as:

Man leads a pro-democracy movement against corrupt one-party-rule and its institutions...

That being said, scapegoating an outgroup is indeed a demagoguery...

Do you take me for bad-faith arguer?

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, I just think we're having difficulty understanding each other. Or rather, I know I'm not understanding you and thus can't tell whether you're understanding me.

[–] Hextubewontallowme@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago

Well, ykw, agree to disagree... I'll kill the convo right here, I'm sorry...