The five buzzwords used by the Left to control public debate

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1.) Alt-Right. The problem with this descriptor is that no one can seem to agree what it means. Some white supremacists and neo-Nazis have embraced the term as an effort to rebrand themselves. Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen Bannon once said he wanted the news website to be the “platform of the Alt-Right.” The association of a label used by racists allowed Bannon’s critics to tag him with the same slur. But Bannon never defined the term the way racial separatists such as Richard Spencer apply it. He meant it as an alternative strain of conservatism that emphasizes nationalism and populism over libertarianism on such matters as trade and immigration.

2.) Dog Whistles. This refers to seemingly neutral words that actually are super-secret coded messages to racists and other contemptible people. The only people who seem to be able to decode the messages, though, are racists, liberal pundits, and left-wing activists.

3.) Divisive. This pejorative is nearly always applied to Republicans, especially President Donald Trump. What progressives really mean when they apply it to politicians is, “advocates policies I don’t like.” If a politician calls for open borders and less aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, he is a “unifier” or is “trying to bring us together.”

4.) Microaggression. This sounded liked a joke when it came into popular usage a few years ago. But it is anything but funny. Originally attributed to psychiatrist and Harvard University professor Chester Pierce in 1970 to describe insults against African-Americans, the term has been expanded in recent years to apply to virtually every aggrieved social group.

5.) Courage. Political courage is an admirable trait. A willingness by a politician to risk his career by doing what is right was the basis of President John F. Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Profiles in Courage.” Progressives, however, often use “courage” as a synonym for “opposing Trump” or Republicans, generally. This particularly is true when the politician opposing Trump is a Republican.

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[phrodeau]

That's six words.

 

[Hypoxia]

That's six words.

In a base-six numeric system it's ten words. In base-5 it's eleven words. See, it's true! Figgers don't lie but liars figger.

Meanwhile, wrong-righties mess up words themselves to control dialog. The opposite of 'liberal' is not 'conservative', but 'enslaved'. "Political correctness" was originally used by liberals poking fun at radical fringes like Maoist vegan nudists. And "alt.left" is a fantasy term like "welfare queen".

That's a problem with Anglish. Impossible things can be said. Some languages have built-in truth systems -- any word itself can be seen as 'real' or 'unreal'. Our language needs rebuilding.