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[–] lemon11 0 points 41 points (+41|-0) ago 

Ah, but he doesn't say "don't ask that," he says "it doesn't work that way." As if to imply that the rules are set elsewhere, and he is simply informing. As if "anything" had the implied caveat that anything against the agenda were off limits, and all parties knew that. Because they do, because they're on a script, walking in lock step.

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[–] RustyEquipment 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

words dont go by definitions to them... you say one thing, that is defined as racis, anti semite, ok so those may be accurate... but you get it

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[–] lemon11 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

Interestingly, this guy recently tweeted about words and meanings, with a quote from Chomsky, of all people:

https://twitter.com/LeRoyARodAceved/status/961411287413678082

Chomsky Quotes‏ \@quotes_chomsky

You're right that the terms that I'm using (libertarian socialist) are contradictory in the US but that's a sign of the perversity of American culture, here the term libertarian means the opposite of what it meant to everybody else all through history.

#WhenWordsLoseTheirMeaning

That's a popular line with European "anarchists" -- you know, the ones who agitate for something that isn't anarchy. It's wrong, of course.

And earlier:

https://twitter.com/LeRoyARodAceved/status/961385605174349824

Pardon the intrusion but I need to butt in. I have a degree in Linguistics. One of the first things you learn is what defines language. One thing is that words are inherently arbitrary, with no meaning in and of themselves. They become words when a meaning or concept has become..

This was in response to somebody else being called a bigot for saying "I don't give a shit about pronouns." It seems he's very selective about his arbitrary meanings.

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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The site he linked, curiouscat, is a site made for people to ask an individual questions. It has a larger character count then twitter and twitter integration to automatically tweet out a link to the answer.

I'm guessing the "it doesn't work like that" is referring to the fact that the other guy asked him a question on twitter instead of the other site.

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[–] lemon11 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

He had the opportunity to say that in his reply, and did not. When asked the same question on Curiout Cat, he simply deflected wth "Great original question. You got me." Another interesting implication in that sarcasm: that he is tired of seeing the question, despite failing to answer it.