I don't understand the difference between that and being prescriptive, but apologies if I misrepresented your view. By 'challenge' I don't mean I'll tell you not to use language I disapprove of*, I mean I'll tell you why I disapprove of it and/or point out the ideas that are encoded in the language, which perhaps you were unaware of (I'm not claiming any kind of high ground here - I want people to point out such things to me too). I'm pro-free-speech - I believe you have the freedom to say obnoxious things, but I have the freedom to tell you why they're obnoxious ;-)
(*Well, OK, I might, but not with the expectation that the telling had any force, just as I might 'tell' you to make me a cup of tea and then mutter about the terrible service around here if forced to make my own...)
I would want to have nothing to do with that group even if I supported democratic rule in their nation. Sure, but you wouldn't stop saying you were pro-democracy, and say instead that you were "in favour of a system whereby the leaders of a country are decided by some sort of voting system where everyone in the country got an equal say", would you?
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Date: Monday, 8 October 2007 12:51 pm (UTC)By 'challenge' I don't mean I'll tell you not to use language I disapprove of*, I mean I'll tell you why I disapprove of it and/or point out the ideas that are encoded in the language, which perhaps you were unaware of (I'm not claiming any kind of high ground here - I want people to point out such things to me too). I'm pro-free-speech - I believe you have the freedom to say obnoxious things, but I have the freedom to tell you why they're obnoxious ;-)
(*Well, OK, I might, but not with the expectation that the telling had any force, just as I might 'tell' you to make me a cup of tea and then mutter about the terrible service around here if forced to make my own...)
I would want to have nothing to do with that group even if I supported democratic rule in their nation.
Sure, but you wouldn't stop saying you were pro-democracy, and say instead that you were "in favour of a system whereby the leaders of a country are decided by some sort of voting system where everyone in the country got an equal say", would you?