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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] maniel@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tesla Model S is a sedan and KFC sells burgers, if you say otherwise you're a semantic nazi

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think to most people "burger" implies a ground beef patty, and a non-beef sandwich can only be a burger in a metaphorical sense.

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This seems to be a difference between US and UK English.

"Chicken Burger" is a reasonably cromulent expression in the UK, but it would always be a "Chicken Sandwich" on the other side of the Atlantic.

Also, "Turkey Burger" has some currency, although that might have just been an extensive marketing campaign trying to convince Americans to swap ground beef for ground turkey.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

It's more acceptable to call something a burger if the meat is ground.