• OwOarchist@pawb.social
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    8 hours ago

    It’s fairly common slang among people in the military. With “going to play in the sandbox” being a euphemism for a deployment in Afghanistan or Iraq.

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      2 hours ago

      Yes. That is the problem I’m pointing out. The slang used by imperialist soldiers shouldnt be used by people who claim to criticize imperialism.

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        14 minutes ago

        It is really hard not to let the oppressors lexicon invade yours and in that act change your message in subtle ways.

        For instance, using a term like bleeding-heart. They also do their best to obscure words and change their meaning. Think of woke or feminism as examples.