Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 7 days agoOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1673
arrow-up1673imageOr are they?lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 7 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it’s badly needed.
minus-squareabbotsbury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days ago weaponising their self-hatred But it’s also just regular hatred, same reason you can’t call racist people the N word. Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that’s still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI don’t know what comment you meant to reply to, but I was pretty specifically talking about attacking people for what they do.
I just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it’s badly needed.
But it’s also just regular hatred, same reason you can’t call racist people the N word.
Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that’s still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)
I don’t know what comment you meant to reply to, but I was pretty specifically talking about attacking people for what they do.