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demmiblue

(36,845 posts) Sun Mar 3, 2019, 01:27 PM Mar 2019

"... the most accurate description of the conservative movement in 2019":

Parker Molloy
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I feel like tweeting “So triggered...” at the widow of someone you mocked during a speech the day before is the most accurate description of the conservative movement in 2019

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"... the most accurate description of the conservative movement in 2019": (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2019 OP

What does "so triggered" mean? Beakybird Mar 2019 #1

Not sure whether you meant the general usage of that term here Hav Mar 2019 #2

Beakybird

(3,333 posts)

1. What does "so triggered" mean?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 01:31 PM

Mar 2019

Hav

(5,969 posts)

2. Not sure whether you meant the general usage of that term here

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 01:58 PM

Mar 2019

or the specific context in this instance.
Often it's used as a (cheap) reaction to someone's outrage after you said something outrageous. Basically, you said something offensive, someone responds to that and for a lack of a better argument, you just reply that this person is triggered. So yes, that is a fitting description for the Trump movement where you enjoy getting people upset.

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