@Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 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-square290fedilinkarrow-up11.69Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.67Karrow-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.org@Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square290fedilink
minus-square@library_napperlinkEnglish1•edit-211 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-squareoriginaluciferlinkfedilink1•11 months agoviolence is a last resort, i just forgot how many pedants exist
minus-square@Baines@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-211 months agowords have meaning, sometimes it is important to be precise mostly not though
minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 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.