1. When a person in a position of privilege, authority, or institutional power uses vague accusations, discretionary framing, or moral panic to belittle, intimidate, or neutralize someone whose only “offense” is independent intelligence.
2. The strategic labeling of critical thinking as misconduct in order to preserve hierarchy.
Often appears in environments where administrative discretion is broad and oversight is minimal, allowing subjective interpretation (“attitude,” “misconduct,” “pattern”) to outweigh objective wrongdoing.
2. The strategic labeling of critical thinking as misconduct in order to preserve hierarchy.
Often appears in environments where administrative discretion is broad and oversight is minimal, allowing subjective interpretation (“attitude,” “misconduct,” “pattern”) to outweigh objective wrongdoing.
“Nothing illegal happened, but suddenly confidence became ‘attitude’ — textbook intellectual thuggery.”
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A Western Canadian term for when you may not make an important meeting. Derived from the Canadian book “Winnie the Pooh” and the character Tigger who is believed to be a virgin.
Sorry bro, I’m not sure I’ll make it back before the drain cleaner arrives - it’s going to be TLT (tight like tigger)
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