Saturday, May 14, 2022

dynamitard

 

A dynamitard was a person who used explosives for violence against the State, and is a niche metaphor for a revolutionary in politics, culture or social affairs. 


 In nineteenth century politics the term came to be used, particularly by George Bernard Shaw, as metonymy for those who chose violent struggle — as opposed to gradual means — for achieving social revolution.

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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping