Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up11.78Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.76Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square291fedilink
minus-squarelibrary_napper@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·edit-210 months agoDon’t use the words never or always. It rarely leads to an accurate statement I think it makes sense to use violence against people committing genocide, for example
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·10 months agoviolence is a last resort, i just forgot how many pedants exist
minus-squareBaines@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-210 months agowords have meaning, sometimes it is important to be precise mostly not though
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoCommitting as in physically committing, sure.
Don’t use the words never or always. It rarely leads to an accurate statement
I think it makes sense to use violence against people committing genocide, for example
violence is a last resort, i just forgot how many pedants exist
words have meaning, sometimes it is important to be precise
mostly not though
Committing as in physically committing, sure.