[betty boop]

...it was Stalin who wrote the white paper on semantics and how words can change the direction of events. Do you remember seeing it here, betty boop?

No, JusticeLives, unfortunately I missed that one. Sounds like something that would be very appropriate to post on or link to this thread. I wonder, does anyone out there know where it can be found?

Thanks for writing!

[JusticeLives]

I did a SEARCH using 'Stalin Semantics' which resulted in scads of articles. I've selected a few for your perusal and maybe someone will come up with that other posted article I thought was posted on FR awhile back. The closest I can come to the content of the original article can be found here:

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1950/jun/20.htm

http://www.general-semantics.org/Advanced/AK_role.shtml
and from the same site on a lighter note!
http://www/general-semantics.org/Basics/RPP-jots.shtml

http://www.geocities.com/redcomrades/chap16.html

http://www.geocities.com/livefreecritique/semanoppress.html

http://www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org/oagrw002.html

I also found this article, betty boop, which has something to say about the nature of terrorism:

http://www.newint.org/issue161/symbolic.htm

NOTE: While doing this search, it became obvious to me where Clinton "went to school" and where his use of semantics came from. In open Russian literature on semantics, the phrase "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is" can be found, so Clinton doesn't 'own' the phrase, and is a dead give-away of what, IMHO, he's been influenced by viz Russian communist leaders' written works. There's got to be some truth in the rumors that Hillary Rot-Ham is a marxist along with those in whom she keeps company, maybe. We really need to keep tabs on those 50+ Democratic Socialists in Congress as far as what they're trying to push through legislatively.

Oh, and for something TOTALLY different coming from the Fringe Element(?), I also stumbled upon this while surfing, however, I have to WARN you this site is pretty freaky -oo-

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SAMUEL_HILL/bloodyja.htm