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Re:Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some ... by n_plus_1 on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @09:53PM (#30003863)
Victim-blaming is about blaming the victim. It has no other qualifiers attached. Having it mean anything else runs counter to the composition of this composite term.
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Re:Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some ... by bee_rider on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:09PM (#30004481)
Lots of popular phrases have a meaning that is different from strictly combining the literal definition of their constituent parts. In fact I think this the case for most popular phrases. If not, they wouldn't be phrases, just words.
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Re:Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some ... by Lammy on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:28PM (#30004647)
"Unite humanity with a living new language."
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