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{{a|g|}}In the neuroticist’s infinite quest to find something about to be upset about, the wilder-eyed of our number have taken intellectual property, a cultural concept squarely rooted in the western intellectual tradition — yes, ''that'' western intellectual tradition, the one that ruined the natural world — egregiously misunderstood it, and then to misapplied it to cultural and linguistic situations that make sense to no one but — well, a [[libtard]].  
{{a|g|}}In the neuroticist’s un-ending quest to find things about to be upset about on behalf of others, the wilder-eyed of our number have taken intellectual property, a cultural concept squarely rooted in the western intellectual tradition — yes, ''that'' western intellectual tradition, the one that ruined the natural world — egregiously misunderstood it, and then to misapplied it to cultural and linguistic situations that make sense to no one but — well, a [[libtard]].  


As usual, this whole palaver is steeped in irony. It is amusing enough that “cultural appropriation” is, thus, ''in itself'' an act of cultural appropriation from the very western oppressors against whom it is usually used, but even better is it that ''this'', of all western intellectual traditions, should be the one the [[critical theory|critical theorists]] should latch on to, since property rights of any kind, let alone in abstract concepts like culture, were one of the more pernicious traditions western colonists imposed on their dominions.  
As usual, this whole palaver is steeped in irony. It is amusing enough that “cultural appropriation” is, thus, ''in itself'' an act of cultural appropriation from the very western oppressors against whom it is usually used, but even better is it that ''this'', of all western intellectual traditions, should be the one the [[critical theory|critical theorists]] should latch on to, since property rights of any kind, let alone in abstract concepts like culture, were one of the more pernicious traditions western colonists imposed on their dominions.