Comment on As I don't say I will kill the president, can I at least allude to threatening? Like the 86 47 guy?
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
‘86’ is a colloquial term for being unwelcome, fired, or otherwise getting kicked out, the same way getting axed is. The people claiming it’s a violent term are liars or rubes.
Wikipedia has a good list of historical usages of the term, including in politics prior to now: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)
EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
My first memory of “86"was from the princess diaries when Mia asks” can we 86 the flags", referring to the country-of-origin flags on diplomats cars.
I’ve never understood how someone can twist “86 47” to mean to kill.
If you hear someone say “remove that man” and think “these people want me dead” the you’re clearly not of rational mind, and are paranoid.
butwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexus 4 days ago
Because conservatives only know how to argue in bad faith, quite frankly.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Conservatives twist it that way because projection. If they had said “86 46” (which admittedly is more catchy) they would absolutely have intended violence, in spite of “86” not directly implying it.
Every baseless accusation is a confession.