Ryan_Holman [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years ago"Progressive Democrat" wonders if DSA should be considered an enemy organization, after they sanctioned members meeting with Nicholas Maduroimagemessage-square24 fedilinkarrow-up1112file-text
arrow-up1112image"Progressive Democrat" wonders if DSA should be considered an enemy organization, after they sanctioned members meeting with Nicholas MaduroRyan_Holman [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years agomessage-square24 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]hexbear38·3 years agothe word "sanction" is absolutely useless. it means two diametrically opposite things. worse than the word "literally" link
minus-squareRyan_Holman [he/him]hexagonhexbear25·3 years agoIn this context, it meant that the members meeting with Maduro was officially recognized by the organization. link
minus-squaresooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]hexbear13·edit-23 years agoand in another news story less than 24 hours from now, it will mean the exact opposite when used the same way "we sanctioned CPC officials" "we sanctioned DSA members" link
minus-squaremittens [he/him]hexbear20·3 years agooh, now you made me mad about a single fucking word existing. link
minus-squareIndifference_Engine [comrade/them, any]hexbear6·3 years ago"Inflammable means flammable?! What a country!" link
minus-squareOrannis62 [ze/hir]hexbear11·3 years agoReminds me, I was just reading about the root word for the prefix xeno- can apparently mean either guest or host link
minus-squaredrhead [he/him]hexbear9·3 years agobecause of that I was confused when I saw this post and thought the DSA punished people for meeting with maduro... glad to see that didn't happen... link
the word "sanction" is absolutely useless. it means two diametrically opposite things. worse than the word "literally"
In this context, it meant that the members meeting with Maduro was officially recognized by the organization.
and in another news story less than 24 hours from now, it will mean the exact opposite when used the same way
"we sanctioned CPC officials"
"we sanctioned DSA members"
oh, now you made me mad about a single fucking word existing.
"inflammable"
"Inflammable means flammable?! What a country!"
Reminds me, I was just reading about the root word for the prefix xeno- can apparently mean either guest or host
because of that I was confused when I saw this post and thought the DSA punished people for meeting with maduro... glad to see that didn't happen...
same, yea.