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by djeastm 28 days ago
>barbarians

I didn't realize people still used this word to apply to human beings.
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GaryBluto 27 days ago
Can you think of an appropriate application of the word "barbarian" that doesn't refer to humans?
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dilyevsky 27 days ago
> friendly neighborhood murderers
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booleandilemma 27 days ago
What word would you use for parents who sell their own children? Or people who engage in cannibalism? Or people who practice infanticide? "Barbaric", perhaps? I'm not talking about the Sentinelese, I'm talking about other, well, barbarians.
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