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1884 points elorant | 7 comments | 23 Apr 24 16:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source | bottom
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wayne-li2 ◴[23 Apr 24 19:50 UTC] No.40136429[source]▶
Even though I agree with what the author is saying, the tone of this article is off putting to me. There are ways to call out people for being bad at their job without resorting to “class traitor” and “ratfucker”.

That being said, Google search is 100% dead. I append “reddit” to every Google query to get actual results from people, and I don’t see it on Reddit, I give up on my query.

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1. devindotcom ◴[23 Apr 24 20:29 UTC] No.40136883[source]▶
I disagree. ratfuck is a specific term, not just a general pejorative. and I think class traitor is appropriate here as well. but i get what you're saying. that's the result, pro and con, of the shift away from edited journalism to stuff like ed's newsletter.
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2. Symbiote ◴[23 Apr 24 21:15 UTC] No.40137350[source]▶
I had to look this up — I've never heard it used in Britain.

> Ratfucking is an American slang term for behind the scenes (covert) political sabotage or dirty tricks, particularly pertaining to elections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratfucking

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3. remarkEon ◴[23 Apr 24 21:41 UTC] No.40137673[source]▶
Interesting. In the (US) military, we used this term to describe someone who breaks into the MRE stash and steals all the good stuff, leaving horrid creations like cheese and veggie omelette.

“Private Johnson got caught ratfucking the MREs while everyone was doing PT” etc etc

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4. johncessna ◴[23 Apr 24 22:20 UTC] No.40138045{3}[source]▶
I've always used it as a variant of chicken fucker
5. wayne-li2 ◴[23 Apr 24 23:10 UTC] No.40138431[source]▶
Whoa, I had no idea it was an actual term that’s applicable here. I thought the author was just creatively insulting the guy.
6. wayne-li2 ◴[23 Apr 24 23:20 UTC] No.40138522[source]▶
TIL ratfucker actually means something relevant to the context of the article.

I think you worded my feelings much better than I did. This is a fiery op-ed from a personal blog and not polished journalism, so I should expect some individualism on writing tone.

7. eutropia ◴[23 Apr 24 23:37 UTC] No.40138654[source]▶
indeed. “ratfucker sam” is someone employed by billionaire Logan Roy in the hbo show succession:

> Tom (to Greg): “You're asking about the moral character of a guy named Rat-Fucker Sam? He's a fucking piece of fucking shit!”

He’s a suit with a laptop sitting in Logan’s private jet.