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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8565774" data-attributes="member: 15700">I have found that every time I hear someone say this phrase (not just in this context but pretty much all of them), it is usually:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">been happening with a lot more frequency all of the sudden, almost universally by one &quot;side&quot; of people.&nbsp; I.e., a buzzphrase talking point used in certain circles and grasped by everyone in that circle</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">the &quot;person living rent-free&quot; is almost always someone engaged in bad behavior</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">is used almost exclusively to avoid addressing any of the arguments or talking points being made, but is a passive-aggressive attempt to stifle any criticism of that bad person because...</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">it's an implication that anyone who criticizes the bad behavior of the person is weak-willed or is in the wrong for talking about it</li>
</ul>I'm not saying this is always the case, but man, it sure seems like it most of the time recently.&nbsp; It's a red flag for me at this point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8565774, member: 15700"] I have found that every time I hear someone say this phrase (not just in this context but pretty much all of them), it is usually: [LIST] [*]been happening with a lot more frequency all of the sudden, almost universally by one "side" of people. I.e., a buzzphrase talking point used in certain circles and grasped by everyone in that circle [*]the "person living rent-free" is almost always someone engaged in bad behavior [*]is used almost exclusively to avoid addressing any of the arguments or talking points being made, but is a passive-aggressive attempt to stifle any criticism of that bad person because... [*]it's an implication that anyone who criticizes the bad behavior of the person is weak-willed or is in the wrong for talking about it [/LIST] I'm not saying this is always the case, but man, it sure seems like it most of the time recently. It's a red flag for me at this point. [/QUOTE]

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