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Regressive Left

Originally coined by conservatives hoping to delegitimize leftist opinions, the regressive left is composed of the more negative aspects of far left political opinions, specifically in such a manner that frowns upon critical thinking in favor of dogmatic thinking. Train of thought most often associated with Social Justice Warriors. Opposite on the political spectrum from the Regressive Right.

Such examples include sexism against men by virtue of their gender, racism against white people by virtue of their skin color, granting power to minority candidates by virtue of their minority status, placing minority citizenship above majority citizenship as opposed to wanted them to be equal, Islamic apologetics, using privilege as a detriment of worth regardless of context, etc.
Some on the Regressive Left believe that black people are entitled to reparations from white people, regardless of personal history for either, because one person's ancestors wronged another person's ancestors.
by The Logical Fallacy September 19, 2016
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regrets

1) The things you have done in the past that you wish you had done differently.
2) The chances you wish you had taken.
3) The things you have done in the past that you wish you hadn't done.

Something to consider when in a situation you think you might regret in the future:
If you do it you’ll regret it,
If you don’t do it you’ll regret it, Either way your going to regret it,
So you might as well just do it
1) Why did i have to get THAT drunk??
2) I should have said yes when he asked me back to his room.
3) Why did i get involved with him?!

I've used examples which relate to my life and which i've had regrets about. Regrets aren't always about relationships though.
by Starz-In-Her-Eyez October 19, 2007
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regret

What you usually feel while waking up with hang-over and a sasquatch by your side.
Man...I really regret going to that bar last night.
by S. Deviant April 18, 2008
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infinite regress

a fallacy in which the argument proposes an explanation, but the mechanism proposed stands just as much in need of explanation as the original fact to be explained — and indeed it stands in need of the same kind of explanation. so it is tempting to apply the explanation to itself.
given the wordcosmological argument/word, the universe must have a beginning. the notion that the universe's origin came about by the random forming of particles in space, there must have been something to first put those particles there. whatever that something is, it must exist outside of time and always exist, lest you get into a series of arguments going further and further back until you have infinite regress.

example: the being 'linda' created all the particles that formed the earth, but who created linda? the being 'bill' created linda, but who created bill? etc. the argument goes on forever until there is a beginning, which was initially required according to the wordcosmological argument/word.
by bud newman. February 28, 2003
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facebook regret

When you friend request a person on facebook who you dont know at all or very well and they bring up your facebook request in person and say they dont know you in front of people, making you look like a weirdo.
Blake turned out to be a total facebook regret. He made me look like a creeper in front of everybody, when all I did was friend request him to be friendly.
by wepow December 1, 2009
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Regressive

A person who consciously chooses to reject scientific progress due to personal beliefs, regardless of empirical evidence.
Karen is such a regressive, she refuses to vaccinate her kids because she thinks it will make them autistic.
by weasel5i2 August 18, 2019
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MLR (mid-load regret)

Man having sex with somebody. During the orgasm he is overcome with feelings of regret and wants to leave.
I was on a first date when I had an attack of MLR (mid-load regret)
by Tony Quintal October 9, 2007
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