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by afshin 3710 days ago
When social and political phenomena are examined more closely, they need classification and designation. Disliking a new term for an old or previously unexamined phenomenon seems curmudgeonly.
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No, I disagree. I think it makes sense to use different terms for normal, reasonable, moral behavior (draft, drunken sex), and for objectionable, inexcusable behavior (apartheid, rape).