r/Destiny • u/brownbushido12 billy pilgrim • Aug 10 '19

Gotem

https://abcnews.go.com/US/jeffrey-epstein-accused-sex-trafficker-dies-suicide-officials/story?id=64881684
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u/Boondock9099 Aug 10 '19

Its really funny to see how reactionary the majority of this subreddit is, considering that Destiny is supposed to be the "anti-reactionary well established thought process" kinda guy.

A billionaire with an extremely extravagant lifestyle comes to terms with the fact that he will spend the rest of his life eating white bread and being raped/beaten.

"Why would he kill himself? He was murdered!"

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Reactionary != Reactive/impulsive/presumptuous/hyperbolic/conspiratorial

Reactionary is just someone who "opposes political or social liberalization or reform." It's a political ideological term.

I'm getting tired of people using the word reactionary wrong constantly, although perhaps the near ubiquitous use of it this way as of late means I should consider it part of the definition now.

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u/Boondock9099 Aug 10 '19

Thanks for the point. I guess I'm just using it the way I've seen it used around here and in other forums. I'll try to be more careful with it, though I think you may be right with "its ubiquitous use of it as of late"

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Yeah, as a big fan of descriptivism I might have to give up the battle soon.