Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 22, 2022False metonymy: when a thing stands in for a larger thing that isn’t actually a thing What examples come to mind based on this abstract definition?29227
Greg Borenstein@atduskgreg·May 22, 2022Replying to @vgrLot of examples in racism and anti-semitism. For example, people refer to the influence of George Soros or The Rothschilds as a way of avoiding overtly referring to Jews as a group which would make their prejudice obvious.112
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @atduskgregHere the nonexistent thing would be something like “Jewish conspiracy”?12:16 AM · May 23, 20222 Likes