dgy on Nostr: Words may change their meanings over the span of thousands of years. Homer used words ...
Words may change their meanings over the span of thousands of years. Homer used words in Odyssey and Iliad that are not used nowadays anymore with a neutral or positive connotation. So, do we really want to reclaim the word "authoritarian" in a positive sense? Does that not just add more confusion in any discussion?
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