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Objective truth exists, but words are conventions, not facts. You can have a factual argument about where a word came from or it's etymology, but you can't have a factual argument about what a word means. You might as well try to debate whether driving on the right hand side of the road is true or false.
The meaning of a word is a convention, and they change over time. Right now the word anarchy only holds the specific meaning you want it to, in the opinion of a handful of people. And the etymology is much broader.
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Again, I don't agree that restricted definition of anarchy is useful, given that the etymology suggests a broader range of meanings. A bit like if someone started to use the word "sub-aquatic" to refer to the ecology under the surface of lake Michigan, then got upset when someone started using the same word to refer to the ecology of the great barrier reef. Not so much cooption as another use for a broad label.
If you want a word which is specifically anti-proprietarian it might be best to make one with no etymology (like Juche), or whose etymology specifies that.
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Objective truth exists, but words are conventions, not facts. You can have a factual argument about where a word came from or it's etymology, but you can't have a factual argument about what a word means. You might as well try to debate whether driving on the right hand side of the road is true or false.
The meaning of a word is a convention, and they change over time. Right now the word anarchy only holds the specific meaning you want it to, in the opinion of a handful of people. And the etymology is much broader.
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[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Again, I don't agree that restricted definition of anarchy is useful, given that the etymology suggests a broader range of meanings. A bit like if someone started to use the word "sub-aquatic" to refer to the ecology under the surface of lake Michigan, then got upset when someone started using the same word to refer to the ecology of the great barrier reef. Not so much cooption as another use for a broad label.
If you want a word which is specifically anti-proprietarian it might be best to make one with no etymology (like Juche), or whose etymology specifies that.
He seems too dense for my liking tbh.