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Western doublespeak compilation (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Trudge@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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We all know that the west uses two different words for the same thing depending on where it is happening.

e.g. Secret Police vs Plainclothes Officer
Regime vs Government

Can we have a compilation thread of these words? I am probably using many of them unconsciously without critical examination.

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[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 56 points 10 months ago

Bribery/corruption vs lobbying
Oligarch vs job creator
Warlord vs leader/general
Preventable deaths are social murder
Propaganda vs public relations
Terrorist/guerilla and freedom fighter just depends on which side of the violence you're on
Any use of the term "extremist"
And the worst is that they call their fascists "neoliberals"

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[-] throwhimintheriver@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Fascism and neoliberalism aren't mutually exclusive, though I see what you're getting at.

[-] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 10 months ago

The video playback doesn't really work

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