So, about that abuse of language (and truth).
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I believe that respecting the sanctity of language goes hand in hand with non-partisan compassion. I also believe that abuse of language makes people into automatons by forcing us to love or hate based on the party lines, which is dangerous af.
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I passionately despise the behavior of tech corporations who build fortunes on the sweat and tears of so called “content creators.” Their encouragement to “share” other people’s work costs them nothing, and they guard own patents. Their calls for “freedom is a cynical a lie.
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For that reason, I cannot stand Kim Dotcom for example, who I consider a bandit because he got rich in the back of artists like me.
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Ten tweet jest niedostępny.
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I think that without twisting the laws of language, it is very difficulty to be a "pro-freedom" intellectual and simultaneously be happy about the arrest of any one human being who has made a choice to expose war crimes. As a result of war, people die. It is anti-freedom.
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It has nothing to do with liking or hating him as a human being. He might very well be a megalomaniac, I have no idea. But how do you stop war crimes? By tweeting nicely? Or you don't—and just celebrate branded rebels when enough time has passed, and it's safe?
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Hence, it all boils down to respecting the sanctity of language, or not. If the language is used to describe reality correctly, then compassion and courage are not partisan issues. If it is used to walk within party lines and build resumes, then each of us is alone.
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I could also do without typos but this is how you know that I am passionate about the subject. Typos. No passion, no typos. No typos, no passion.
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