Ken27238@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIs threads bad? Yes. But Elon being knocked down a peg or two is worth it.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1977arrow-down196
arrow-up1881arrow-down1imageIs threads bad? Yes. But Elon being knocked down a peg or two is worth it.lemmy.mlKen27238@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squaregraphite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThe usage of the analogy by definition implies a comparison of some kind. Otherwise, wny use it?
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoTo exaggerate and make a point? To rile people up and ruffle some feathers? The comparison isn’t between the two of them and the two Nazis, the comparison is between the two of them.
minus-squaregraphite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo no no, those are valid, sure, but they wouldn’t be possible without that initial comparison. The comparison isn’t between the two of them and the two Nazis, the comparison is between the two of them. There’s the implication that they’re both “evil” or “bad figures”, which is the entire point. The analogy itself wouldn’t be that great otherwise
The usage of the analogy by definition implies a comparison of some kind.
Otherwise, wny use it?
To exaggerate and make a point? To rile people up and ruffle some feathers? The comparison isn’t between the two of them and the two Nazis, the comparison is between the two of them.
No no no, those are valid, sure, but they wouldn’t be possible without that initial comparison.
There’s the implication that they’re both “evil” or “bad figures”, which is the entire point. The analogy itself wouldn’t be that great otherwise