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re: Merriam-Webster changes the definition of “girl”
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:18 pm to Ross
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:18 pm to Ross
quote:Sudden changes in the meaning of "freedom", "liberty", and "self-determination" gave us the American Revolution. Sudden changes in the definition of "man" gave us the end of race-based slavery.
The definitions of words shifting suddenly and not over decades of centuries, and with obvious political motivations and emotional impetus guiding it, has and will continue to have a profound effect on the ability of people to even converse when coming from different idealogical backgrounds.
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Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:21 pm to Gravitiger
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Sudden changes in the meaning of "freedom", "liberty", and "self-determination" gave us the American Revolution
horseshite.
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Sudden changes in the definition of "man" gave us the end of race-based slavery.
Also horseshite.
The above tells me you never opened a page of Locke, Rousseau, Bastiat, etc.
Posted on 7/19/22 at 6:24 pm to Gravitiger
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Sudden changes in the meaning of "freedom", "liberty", and "self-determination" gave us the American Revolution.
I know this isn't correct based on my own readings, but I'll give you a chance to provide a link that supports this claim.
For what its worth, the Greeks are responsible for modern conceptions of what liberty is and, as one example; Locke wrote extensively of liberty in 1689.
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