Peter Hitchens

@ClarkeMicah ↗

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 @madbabyedmor. What other *objective* meaning does it contain, apart from 'old' ? Salesmen and reformers are always saying old things are 'antiquated' when they mean that they want them replaced, to their own commercial or political advantage. — PolitiTweet.org

@DrManacles @ClarkeMicah And not a synonym of “old”, pejorative or not.

Posted Sept. 9, 2022

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

@shaunmwing It's getting worse. The widespread belief that objective truth does not exist has rotted serious discourse. I really do worry about the future of civilisation. — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah Quite - untruths are a barbarous habit; they attempt to dissolve civility, debate & discourse. We're a… https://t.co/wWtir…

Posted Sept. 9, 2022

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

2/2 @madbabyedmor. They use the word because they dare not use specific, objectuve terms such as 'obsolete'. They would have to prove such a statement true, whereas 'antiquated' is subjective as well as pejorative. — PolitiTweet.org

@DrManacles @ClarkeMicah And not a synonym of “old”, pejorative or not.

Posted Sept. 9, 2022