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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
When Brad picked an acronym like CHORF (Cliquish, Holier-than-thou, Obnoxious, Reactionary, Fanatics), I don't think it was satire, and I don't think it was meant to portray a concept that was not pejorative. Granted, the people he refers to are generally not in any sort of cohesive organization, but I do think he believes them to be his opposition, and in general, when someone makes up a term for their opposition, there's usually a fair dose of pejorative thrown in. When you're using a hater's term for a another group, you're probably unconsciously picking up some of their bias. Do you think pro-life/pro-choice and anti-abortion/pro-abortion have equivalent connotations?
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I'm sorry, I cannot have a meaningful discussion with you if you have no idea what I have said.
Or more likely, you are responding to what you wish I said, or at least cared about.
What do connotations and pejoratives have to do with anything?
Is there a reason you quoted my post? Were you
trying to respond to me, but messed up somehow?