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Aevann
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i found a new label for us
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Is it really dramatic? Then just put it in the main feed.
Is it chuddy? (Be honest.) Then /h/chudrama.
Is it from back in old boomer times or before?
This is the place for it.
Feel free to talk about history here at
whatever level of seriousness you feel like.
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That Cambridge definition comes off so slanted that I've got to wonder if the term has been "redefined" in recent years.
At its core it is simply someone who often^ takes part in controversies. I took at look at recent usages, and most of them are from left-leaning sources like The Guardian who put the spin you see in the Cambridge definition.
^ and arguably "likes to take part in controversies", although I don't even think this is a prerequisite, but is usually associated with it.
Edit: I was curious on the etymology and during that search found a book from 1911 titled "Jesus as a Controversialist". The actual origin itself is from the mid 17th century and references (I think) some Protestant ministers.
https://archive.org/details/jesusascontrover0000nath/mode/2up
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How's it different to contrarian?
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idk but its a new word to me
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Bully for you
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thx bb
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wrong
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So a contrarian?
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A contrarian isn't necessarily motivated by wanting to cause anger or controversy.
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zoz
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This is a stupid word and I won't be using it
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The tale of history forms a very strong bulwark against the stream of time, and to some extent checks its irresistible flow, and, of all things done in it, as many as history has taken over, it secures and binds together, and does not allow them to slip away into the abyss of oblivion.
-- Anna Comnena
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