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Posts Tagged ‘newspeak’
April 29th, 2015 - 10:27 am § in America
FACEBOOK: When is “thug” not a euphemism for “n******”
I hate newspeak. Orwell created the term in “1984” to describe the way the Ministry of Truth manipulated people by creating definition .. “War=Peace” or “Choice =Abortion” are examples. Of course Orwell’s fictional practice is now all too common as a pra[...]
What is an “unauthorized” immigrant
David Preston Not trying to start a fight, but what’s with this new term “unauthorized”? That makes it sound like they’re trespassing or something. . I like “illegal immigrants” because it’s both descriptive and neutral. They are immigrants and, yes, they[...]