I d wouldn’t call it new, they’re used quite interchangeably. Also, its usually tied to political stances (conservative->lib & lib->conservative) - its like a insult on political views.
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Sgn@programming.dev 4 weeks agoAnyone I don’t like is a pedofile is the new anyone I don’t like is a nazi
sleen@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Rinox@feddit.it 4 weeks ago
Like the time Elon Musk called the diver who saved the kids trapped in a flooded cave a pedo just because he managed to do so before he could build his"robot" idea?
suction@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Oh come on after almost 10 years of the right using “pedophile” as their go-to insult for anyone they don’t like, the normal people do it once when it’s actually true, and you fly off the handle? That’s weird.
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
In Elon’s case, both allegations are valid.