If you question was honest, most likely - a dislike for semantic bleaching.
Also, some (not me), have survived regimes like Tito, Assad or Saddam, they definitely would have different perspective on word oppression.
(A thing to get us on the same ground, lets call him extremely corrupt, very few will dispute that)
Clearly the question is honest. As for that response ... not so much.
https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Relativ...