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minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoWhile I agree, it’s not a living thing. So it’s just an expression.
minus-squarePtsf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down12·6 days agoI don’t believe torture is measured at the receiving end. I believe it’s in the intent and action of the conscious thing doing it. If it’s an expression or not would then be heavily subjective on the specifics involved.
minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-26 days agoI could call that tortured reasoning, just to make a point. Me making my point to be clear.
minus-squarePtsf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·6 days agoWell then you’d just be getting metaphorical
While I agree, it’s not a living thing. So it’s just an expression.
I don’t believe torture is measured at the receiving end. I believe it’s in the intent and action of the conscious thing doing it. If it’s an expression or not would then be heavily subjective on the specifics involved.
I could call that tortured reasoning, just to make a point. Me making my point to be clear.
Well then you’d just be getting metaphorical