Fan was originally short for fanatic, but language changes over time and now it means someone who likes something or someone. These “people” do not like, they hate. They are not fans, they are fanatics. And even that term feels too kind.
I feel like articles like this promote more psychopaths. If they know that their threats are working and effecting their target they are going to keep doing it.
No, not fans, psychopaths threatened the son.
No, fan is correct. We just forget it stands for “fanatic”.
Fan was originally short for fanatic, but language changes over time and now it means someone who likes something or someone. These “people” do not like, they hate. They are not fans, they are fanatics. And even that term feels too kind.
You can’t deny their personhood, just because they’re horrible people.
Oh sure they’re people. Otherwise there’d be no legal basis for jailing them and throwing the key away, so that’s an important aspect.
No one refers to people who despise X as “fans of X” or “fanatics for X”.
You can be both
I feel like articles like this promote more psychopaths. If they know that their threats are working and effecting their target they are going to keep doing it.
That’s how I feel about right wing terrorism in US politics.
The fact that Democratic runners willingly cave to that kind of pressure not only emboldens these nutjobs but also shows a complete lack of spine.