Canadian gov wants to make conspiracy theories illegal with ability to throw them in prison! "This is not a question of freedom of speech. This is a question of people who are actually actively working to spread disinformation, whether it's through troll bot farms, whether [it's] state operators..."

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[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Naw.

Changing the usage of a word only expands its definitions and makes it less precise. I understand pysops, doublethink, and manipulative inversions, but it doesn't negate the origins of the word, nor does it nullify its meaning among those who know how to use it properly. Literally and literally and figuratively.

Marxist professor emeritus Richard D. Wolff can explain the 3 types of socialism to you...

https://www.democracyatwork.info/eu_3_basic_kinds_of_socialism

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=YouTube+Richard+Wolff+3+types+of+socialism

I'm all for worker coops.

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Yes, the usage of the word has changed dramatically, to the point where most English-speaking people recognize ONLY ONE OF THESE.

The good professor talks about 3 types and that is nice. But he is still using the communist propaganda version of the term, which only as you say, muddies the waters.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Just because "most English-speaking people recognize ONLY ONE OF THESE" does not make them right.

I still don't know what you mean by "communist" because you haven't nailed it down.

The only muddiness I see is your reasoning.