Here’s an example from me

If you want to de-normalize a nation’s state/government, call them

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a regime


Other examples include: hospital --> loony bin

Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize dysphemism are insults?

      • GulbuddinHekmatyar@lemmy.mlOP
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        7 months ago

        What’s the other?

        I mean come on, demagoguery and populism shouldn’t be subsects of each other… they practically are synonymous, but one has a more neutral connotation…

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          They’re both negative. Scapegoating an outgroup is another form of demagoguery, so is decrying experienced political institutions as corrupt while claiming to be a reformer.

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            7 months ago

            They’re both negative. Scapegoating an outgroup is another form of demagoguery, so is decrying experienced political institutions as corrupt while claiming to be a reformer.

            Pardon me if I find this confusing but this seems to be case of “There’s actually zero difference between bad and good things.” without context…

            Have you fully thought through your words to type this out? 😔