Grayox@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoBanana Republic isnt a good thing.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1779arrow-down159
arrow-up1720arrow-down1imageBanana Republic isnt a good thing.lemmy.mlGrayox@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squareUNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoSure, modifier, or a type of imperialism, or one of several meanings. It’s how the word is used, including by people in this thread and elsewhere. Therefore the phenomenon is both corporatocracy and imperialism and more.
minus-squaresquirmy_wormy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·10 months ago…so then an inaccurate but emotionally charged phrase misusing big words to sound smart. This is all super good for general discourse, and it’s great that you endorse this behavior.
Sure, modifier, or a type of imperialism, or one of several meanings. It’s how the word is used, including by people in this thread and elsewhere. Therefore the phenomenon is both corporatocracy and imperialism and more.
…so then an inaccurate but emotionally charged phrase misusing big words to sound smart.
This is all super good for general discourse, and it’s great that you endorse this behavior.