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Words: Stopping language manipulation


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There are so many words/phrases that get purposely misused to shape the public’s view in favor of a political agenda. Would be great to have a list of those in question and discuss. Here’s a few:

 

Public School: lets call this what it is, Government Schools


Democracy: the United States is not a democracy, it’s a Constitutional Republic. We use the democratic process to elect, but we are not a pure democracy. 

 

Liberals = Democrat: Classic liberalism looks nothing like the current democrat party. They much more closely resemble socialists or communists. They need to be called what they are. 
 

“Elites”: I know this is used as a pejorative a lot, but the people who are elected to government office are certainly not elite. Government employees or politician is more like it. 
 

Public Service: if I hear another politician claim they’ve dedicated their life to public service it’ll be too soon. This gives some impression of sacrifice. These career politicians enrich themselves and do little to help the public. 
 


 

 

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Agree 100%!

 

My favorite is the over used Main Stream Media. The right (and all of their pundits) needs to stop repeating this left-inspired catch phrase and call it what it’s clearly now become Democratic Party Media. 
 

Anderson Cooper’s pathetically phrased debate question to presidential candidate Joe Biden has left zero doubt.

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Impeachment is quickly becoming my favorite language  manipulation.  It appears the Dems have determined that most, if not all, previous attempts to vilify Trump have either died for lack of truth,  or continue to wither on the vine, so impeachment is the latest banner to be waved.  Thankfully for the Dems there are no attempts on their part to actually consider the peoples' work to get in their way of "impeachment."  Kudos to Sheila Jackson Lee, Nancy Pelosi and Maxine [dumber than a stone] Waters for their keen insights into the needs of the nation.

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1 minute ago, Tiberius said:

 

sorry but, no. Nancy's quest is not an impeachment. hell it is not even supported by the majority of the House. if it was, she would have them go on record and vote to approve of a real investigation.

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3 minutes ago, Tiberius said:

There has never been a more justified impeachment than this one.


Is there an impeachment going on!?  That’s what I’m talking about. There’s an inquiry, but not any actual impeachment proceedings. 
 

we should be more careful about the terminology we use. Everyone, not just the socialists/globalists/communists. 

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7 hours ago, dubs said:

 

Public Service: if I here another politician claim they’ve dedicated their life to public service it’ll be too soon. This gives some impression of sacrifice. These career politicians enrich themselves and do little to help the public. 

 

This is the one I hate and usually laugh at. 

 

"I have dedicated my life to public service." -- Bill Clinton. 

 

More like he dedicated his life to being serviced by the public.

 

Women's Health Care - Abortion. The leading cause of death for women is heart disease yet it is never mentioned as part of "Women's Health Care."

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47 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

 

This is the one I hate and usually laugh at. 

 

"I have dedicated my life to public service." -- Bill Clinton. 

 

More like he dedicated his life to being serviced by the public.

 

Women's Health Care - Abortion. The leading cause of death for women is heart disease yet it is never mentioned as part of "Women's Health Care."

 

 

The best is politicians act like they are supposed to be glorified, i love how the corrupt bastards use OUR money to build memorials  and name them after themselves

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10 hours ago, Wacka said:

Democrats = Communists

 

If you want to take my guns, bible or more of my earnings you are a commie.

 

Show me one Dem candidate that hasn't promised to take at least one of those!!!!!!

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2 hours ago, Tiberius said:

How about “secrecy” 

 

When committee Republicans are in interviews, the Republicans still claim it’s secret investigations. Stupid 

 

Great, if this "inquiry" is not being done in secret behind closed doors, then there's no reason to continue to withhold the transcripts of testimony.

 

You know, unless those transcripts undermine the selective leaks and obviously-bullschiff narrative that's trying to be presented.

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Just now, Koko78 said:

 

Great, if this "inquiry" is not being done in secret behind closed doors, then there's no reason to continue to withhold the transcripts of testimony.

 

You know, unless those transcripts undermine the selective leaks and obviously-bullschiff narrative that's trying to be presented.

 

When Nunes was chair during the Mueller probe and Russia investigations, the minority had a vote on everything, including subpoenas. All sides were welcomed to partake in not only closed door hearings and testimony, but public ones as well. 

 

Schiff takes over, changes the rules (as is their right per House rules). 

 

Because when the left loses they don't reassess, they change the rules to rig the game in their favor. We're seeing that same thing play out here. 

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10 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

When Nunes was chair during the Mueller probe and Russia investigations, the minority had a vote on everything, including subpoenas. All sides were welcomed to partake in not only closed door hearings and testimony, but public ones as well. 

 

Schiff takes over, changes the rules (as is their right per House rules). 

 

Because when the left loses they don't reassess, they change the rules to rig the game in their favor. We're seeing that same thing play out here. 

 

On the bright side, the whining from the Democrats will be epic when the GOP eventually retakes the House and keeps these same rules in place to exclude the minority from everything.

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"I speak for the American People" by Pelosi in particular, but ANYONE not of the executive branch or hasn't won a recent NATIONAL election. It pisses me off that anyone would have the gall to speak for me that I had no say to put in office or keep out. She represents a tiny part, about 800 thousand like every other member of the House. 

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On 10/17/2019 at 9:46 AM, Tiberius said:

This is funny, because an impeachment is a constitutional remedy to a problem. 

 

A coup is is an unconstitutional take over. 

 

Stop repeating Trump crude propaganda! 

 

Alright alright.  Stop calling a back door coup an impeachment. 

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26 minutes ago, Cinga said:

"I speak for the American People" by Pelosi in particular, but ANYONE not of the executive branch or hasn't won a recent NATIONAL election. It pisses me off that anyone would have the gall to speak for me that I had no say to put in office or keep out. She represents a tiny part, about 800 thousand like every other member of the House. 

Thank you! I was just saying the same thing to someone the other day. Adam Sh&$ wasn’t elected by anyone other than a few City blocks worth of people in and around Los Angeles. He doesn’t represent me or my vote. How we’ve elevated members of the House (not even Senators) to the national microphone is beyond me!

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11 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

How we’ve elevated members of the House (not even Senators) to the national microphone is beyond me!

 

In it's modern form.  Newt Gingrich "Contract with America."  That's how.

 

(Though you could as easily make a case for Ted Kennedy riding Jack and Bobby's coat-tails.  And probably a few others.)

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36 minutes ago, DC Tom said:

 

In it's modern form.  Newt Gingrich "Contract with America."  That's how.

 

(Though you could as easily make a case for Ted Kennedy riding Jack and Bobby's coat-tails.  And probably a few others.)

I disagree with the Contract analogy. That was a policy position based on electing Republicans as a group, not singulary. These days we’re seeing individual Members our championing individual causes and issues.

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1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

I disagree with the Contract analogy. That was a policy position based on electing Republicans as a group, not singulary. These days we’re seeing individual Members our championing individual causes and issues.

 

Using it less as an example than as a convenient calendar marker.  But he's the Congresscritter who became a national figure turning political difference into an interpersonal grudge match at a national level.  

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6 minutes ago, DC Tom said:

 

Using it less as an example than as a convenient calendar marker.  But he's the Congresscritter who became a national figure turning political difference into an interpersonal grudge match at a national level.  

still a terrible analogy… Even today Gingrich uses a lot of "We" when referring to the party past or present. Pelosi on the other hand is the opposite, like Obama; it's all about "me/I/singular

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12 hours ago, Cinga said:

"I speak for the American People" by Pelosi in particular, but ANYONE not of the executive branch or hasn't won a recent NATIONAL election. It pisses me off that anyone would have the gall to speak for me that I had no say to put in office or keep out. She represents a tiny part, about 800 thousand like every other member of the House. 

Ahhh..,I feel your pain 

 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said:

Scientists would most likely form a consensus* that you are incapable of feeling pain.

 

*First time real scientists approve of "consensus" being used to prove a point.

Oh dear, Third thing trying to use science smh 

 

Hope you are having a good day third :) 

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