• EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Can you describe how thats punching up? Because I don’t see it. Are all strikes now “punching up”?

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        6 months ago

        … Yes?

        In a situation with two groups with a significant power differential, the group with less power is “down” and the group with more power is “up”. Punching up is exactly what it sounds like, given that situation.

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          6 months ago

          I’ve always heard it used, and I believe it originates from, comedy.

          If the question is “have strikes ever worked?” Well yeah of course they have. But peacefully working along side other people has also had success in the past. So if we are drastically expanding the definition, then the point still falls apart.