• Glide@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance

    What is meant by this? “so-called” is a qualifier we like to use to infer that something is using a name that doesn’t actually define it well. Is this not actually an “alliance,” or is this just unapologetic journalist bias trying to use negative language to speak about this group?

    Genuine question. I can’t think of a third option, but if there is one, please, chime in.