1. The belief that you should reject anything proposed by another political party or group, no matter what it is or how it might benefit others.
2. A kneejerk reaction to anything that isn't "ideologically pure."
3. The attitude that you can honestly reject an idea even if you don't what it is -- or that you can reject a proposal without even reading it -- simply based on its origin.
2. A kneejerk reaction to anything that isn't "ideologically pure."
3. The attitude that you can honestly reject an idea even if you don't what it is -- or that you can reject a proposal without even reading it -- simply based on its origin.
Melvin is a perfect example of Rejectionism. He condemned the latest health care plan before it was even released -- in fact, before it was even written.
by Peter Kobs August 4, 2009
Get the Rejectionism mug.The idea in some leftist circles that all oppression based on gender, sex, race, etc. is just a byproduct of class struggle, and that once class disparity is solved, all those issues will vanish
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It is the idea inside skeptical and neoatheist circles about reduce mediumship to simple psychological tricks and mental problems, considering all mediums as charlatans and mentally ill people.
"The medium refuted the thesis of mediumship reductionism in the discussion with the neo-atheist during the mediumship session."
"Extraphysical theory refutes the mediumship reductionism theory... But skepticals and neoatheists do not want to recognize it."
"Extraphysical theory refutes the mediumship reductionism theory... But skepticals and neoatheists do not want to recognize it."
by Full Monteirism January 29, 2021
Get the Mediumship Reductionism mug.A temporarily debilitating emotional/physical manifestation of withdrawal resulting from perceived rejection.
The condition presents from equal amounts perceived rejection AND self-pity/sulking.
The condition presents from equal amounts perceived rejection AND self-pity/sulking.
After his girlfriend stormed out and damaged his frail ego, he later refused to sleep with her/was unable to perform, citing his feelings of rejectionitis.
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Get the Rejectionese mug.Argumentative reductionism is an argumentative falacies that seeks to reduce all the arguments of an opponent using simply sentences, mainly logical falacies, nihilism and pessimism. Argument reductionism is usually nihilistic and pessimistic, always seeking to see the bad side or weaken points of the opponent was a way to refute him or attack him.
"Argumentative reductionism is a common thing in debates on internet, but mainly on political debates on internet."
"Argumentative Reductionism is really used by revisionists such as apolitical socialists and pessimistic socialists."
"Argumentative Reductionism is really used by revisionists such as apolitical socialists and pessimistic socialists."
by Full Monteirism January 16, 2021
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Pat reconsidered their accusations of class reductionism when the armed cis males freed them from their life of drudgery in some cubicle farm serving capital.
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