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by omonra 3496 days ago
You realize that the word 'racist' has lost all meaning by now? It simply means 'people I disagree with'.

I think it's lost meaning starting with 2011 (thanks, Obama). See: http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=racist

Notice how frequency of use spikes by 500% over last 5 years. That means that either the world has got immensely more racist, we started noticing it more or the word has just got diluted to where it doesn't mean anything (by a factor of 5, to be precise).

I happen to think it's the latter.

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I happen to think it's just more public.

Which derails your entire argument. Just because you call it out doesn't mean the word loses meaning.

You have every right to believe in whatever you want.

I'd suggest you read this piece by a someone who you can relate to - a "member of a desperate and discombobulated coastal elite" that discusses how definition of the term varies:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/201...

so scientific. sorry. i'll run ads on breitbart now. convinced by your link that it won't destroy my brand.