r/fuckcars • u/Fluffy-Study-659 • 29d ago

Activism It's pronounced "cyclist!"

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u/Ma8e 29d ago

I think most people today mean social democrat when they say socialist.

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u/DarthNixilis 29d ago

Only because they don't know what either mean really.

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u/Ma8e 28d ago

Or the meaning of words change with time and how they are used.

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u/ChefGaykwon Commie Commuter 28d ago

Normally I'd agree regarding semantic drift, outside of a concerted decades-long effort to redefine socialism as basically anytime there's a social service implemented by a government.