IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 13 days ago[Video] French protesters fight back and force regime officers to retreat from the streets of Parisi.imgur.comvideomessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1151arrow-down1video[Video] French protesters fight back and force regime officers to retreat from the streets of Parisi.imgur.comIndustryStandard@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 13 days agomessage-square53linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 days agoRegime means just a government, but your brain did that trademark western pavlov’s dog reaction
minus-squareLongylonglong@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoWhile you are technically right, regime absolutely has a negative connotation to the general population. it’s often used to describe governments of dictators.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoIt was made into it by western propaganda
minus-squarecornishon@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoTo provoke indignation of western supremacists who insist the term can only be applied to the Bad™ countries.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoAsk the OP. I assumed it was for provocative purpose, and lo and behold somebody did automatically get outraged.
Regime means just a government, but your brain did that trademark western pavlov’s dog reaction
While you are technically right, regime absolutely has a negative connotation to the general population. it’s often used to describe governments of dictators.
It was made into it by western propaganda
So what? Why use it then?
To provoke indignation of western supremacists who insist the term can only be applied to the Bad™ countries.
Ask the OP. I assumed it was for provocative purpose, and lo and behold somebody did automatically get outraged.