Posted on 01/08/2013 7:48:45 AM PST by massmike
Leftists are masters of language manipulation. Through clever clichés, their ideology permeates the popular culture. These catchphrases come with built-in assumptions/delusions about the way the world works – or doesn’t. (Expressions like "pay their fair share of taxes" incorporate a certain mentality about the issue at hand.) Swallow the cliché whole, and the hook is firmly embedded.
This is Part VI of my ongoing series on language mutilation – "Lib-Speak: A Lefty-Con for the Age of Obama." At the end, there are links to Parts I-V.
(Excerpt) Read more at grasstopsusa.com ...
As I quick read the articles, I did not see the phrase “Invest in America”. Seems to me I hear that a lot from libs when they want to tax and spend.
A few others:
“Ministry of Love”
“Ministry of Peace”
“Ministry of Truth”
“Ministry of Plenty”
“War is Peace”
“Freedom is Slavery”
“Ignorance is Strength.”
etc.
Their dictionary is Orwell’s “1984”
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