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Comment author: therufs 19 October 2014 10:02:03PM -1 points [-]

If you do think liquidating a company is "looting," you could have just said so

I don't think it's reasonable to expect someone who you disagree with about the meaning of a word used in an unusual context to know you disagree with them and mention it in advance.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 19 October 2014 11:27:23PM 2 points [-]

It's not an unusual context, but that doesn't meant that it means anything beyond negative affect.

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