The Wordsmith's Forge

I've seen a lot of vocabulary abuse recently.

Remigration is the voluntary return to country of origin. If it's not voluntary, it's not remigration. This term covers things like freed slaves moving from America to Africa, or Syrian refugees going back to Syria now that some of them deem it safe. We need this term for such purposes, which right now means defending it from people who use it wrongly.

Refoulement is the forcible movement of refugees from the place they fled to back to the dangerous place they fled from. This is what the American government has done many times, such as sending boats full of Jewish refugees back to Nazi-infested Europe during World War II or the current transfer of refugees back to their country of origin. Call it what it is and cite the historic comparisons, where we've got evidence of people dying because of it.

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Recently spotted term for America's current regime: the Turd Reich.

Nailed it.


See also:

kakocracy
Rule or government by the worst of the people.

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The California wildfires have brought attention to some terms relating to wildfires and thermodynamic phenomena.

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datahoarders is a community for those who are interested in data hoarding and archiving data.

:D I didn't know this had a name! Awesome.

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cardinalfang has made a post including the description "Genitalia Sorting Hat" for  transphobic people.

Recently I posted about self-improvement, and arlie commented about how it is often forced on people.  In my reply, I used two words that just popped into my head as I was typing: neuroprivileged and neuroppressed.  It's not about what you can or can't do.  It's not about being "divergent" from the "typical."  It's about whether society likes  the kind of person you are and the brain you have, or disdains you because you're not what they wanted.  People with a popular kind of brain and personality are neuroprivileged -- tools and processes are designed with their needs or preferences in mind, they are welcomed into activities, and they are praised for being "good."  People with an unpopular kind of brain and personality are neuroppressed -- tools and processes are rarely if ever designed for them, and those designed for others often harm them (rather like left-handed people suffering more accidents in a right-biased world), they are shut out of activities by force or self-preservation, and they are constantly told how "bad" they are.

You're not good; you're privileged.  You're not bad; you're oppressed.

Feel free to use these terms if you find them helpful.

A floodle is a giant puddle that forms in a low spot on relatively flat land. In some areas, they may only last a few hours or days, but in others they can last for weeks or even months. It depends on the soil composition, water table, and whether or not more rain falls. They can be natural, or because of human foolishness.

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This poem came out of the March 19, 2024 Bonus Fishbowl. It was inspired by the "Sun Catchers" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette. This poem belongs to A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows series.

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This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "Sun Catchers" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows.

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This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "WIP" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series A Poesy of Obscure Sorrows.

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