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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by vivalapivo@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Are they constantly imagining that they are talking to UNREASONABLE individuals?

I do not come from the US, but in somewhat lefty or centrist spaces I can't see this style.

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[–] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago

I think philosophers around that time often did this especially if they were using a word in a way it is not usually used.

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