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Gaslighting, ironyboarding, and the ideological privation of language
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Gaslighting, ironyboarding, and the ideological privation of language

Oct 24, 2016
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Gaslighting, ironyboarding, and the ideological privation of language
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A while back I noted a recurring feature of liberal discourse – one that appears most distinctly in the sociolect of semi-erudite liberal gamers:

Just as they’ve invented mostly absurd theories of “sealioning”…these people have also hijacked all kinds of legitimate concepts and critiques in some of the most ridiculous ways imaginable. For instance, gasli…

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