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diff --git a/content/glossary.md b/content/glossary.md index f20fa8c..83da9c9 100644 --- a/content/glossary.md +++ b/content/glossary.md @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ _build: * Global heating: A less neutral-sounding term for climate change which better conveys the severity of the crisis. * Hypocrite: Someone with blatant disregard for the alignment of their words and actions, as opposed to someone who imperfectly adheres to their own principles. Being imperfect makes one human, not a hypocrite. * Inappropriate: A weasel word used to criticize actions when one lacks valid criticism. +* The injustice system: A vengeful legal system which uses the incoherent concept of free will to justify keeping people in cruel and inhumane conditions. Punishment is emphasized over rehabilitation, but only the non-rich are punished. * Pass (away): A euphemism which encourages people to never really come to terms with death. * Planet-roaster: Any entity that advocates policies which worsen global heating. * Police officer: A respectable, hardworking person who doesn't act like a thug. -* The injustice system: A vengeful legal system which uses the incoherent concept of free will to justify keeping people in cruel and inhumane conditions. Punishment is emphasized over rehabilitation, but only the non-rich are punished. -* The wannabe dictator: Donald Trump. * Thug: A badge-and-gun-wielding predator who attacks nonviolent protesters, jails peaceful drug users, harasses the poor, and lies in court to defend other thugs. +* The wannabe dictator: Donald Trump. * Worth: Reject the idea that a person's worth is measured by their financial assets. Measuring one's "worth" seems to be motivated by an unhealthy obsession with social status, so I avoid this phrase entirely. |