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Originally Posted by GenghisTron
If you understood the English language, you'd clearly see that saying 'actively contributing to the degradation of x' does not have anything to do with the state of x in the past, or currently. If you think I'm making an implication, then, that's your subjective opinion. The simple fact is, I made no implication, just because you think I did, doesn't make it so.
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So, what about the word degrade has nothing to do with how something was in the past?
Because, I'm pretty sure that that's how the word works in the English language. Let's consult an outsider. Why, hello, Dictionary.com!
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Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
de·grade [...] 1. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor.
2. to lower in character or quality; debase.
3. to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, status, or title, esp. as a punishment: degraded from director to assistant director.
4. to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
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