For the few, another clue. :-)
Posted on 05/13/2018 8:11:43 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
What's in a word?
Why does it matter whether we call someone who breaks the law to enter the country an "illegal alien" or an "undocumented immigrant"? What's the difference between a Christmas tree and a "holiday tree"?
It's just semantics, right?
Yes...and no.
It is just semantics. But "semantics" means the meaning of words. Words exist so that we might differentiate one thing from another. Without words we have chaos. And it starts with the first words; a baby says ‘Mama’ to distinguish Mommy from Daddy. Words shape how we think; they color how we view the world.
And no one understands this better than the Left. They seek to become masters of the spoken language because they know that words matter.
The Left has a special gift for euphemisms --soft words selected to sugarcoat harsh realities so as to make those very difficult situations easier for us to swallow. But these soft words are insidious. Their sole purpose is to deceive.
Race discrimination in hiring and college admissions is refashioned as the much nicer sounding "affirmative action." Who would ever oppose an affirmative action?
Global warming, which can be measured and challenged, has morphed into "climate change," which means essentially nothing because the climate is always changing.
When Barack Obama became president, George Bush's war in Afghanistan suddenly transformed into the far less ominous and threatening "overseas contingency operation." That's one way to try to end a war; just rename it.
The examples are endless. There's a new euphemism every week.
In the make-believe world of leftist language, young criminals have become "justice-involved youth." Mandates and taxes are "individual shared responsibility payments." Government spending becomes an "investment." Wanting to keep more of your hard-earned money becomes "greed"; taking more of anothers money is...
(Excerpt) Read more at thecoachsteam.com ...
Manipulation goes on all the time. Advertising is perhaps the most blatant example.
A brief semantic history of abortion is also illustrative. At one time, those against abortion were ‘anti-abortion.’ But that sounded negative, so they went with ‘pro-life.’ The pro-aborts didn’t like the negative aspect to abortion, so they went to ‘pro-choice.’ Nothing changed but the perceptual after-taste.
I’ll never forget Bill Clinton’s remark when he left office: “They have the microphone now.”
Words mean things!
Key words: top and mocked. Top is good, mocked is bad.
BTW, why is mocked bad?
same sex = homosexual
faith based = religious
gay = homosexual
transgendered = mutilated human
undocumented = illegal
fetus = baby
ridiculous
BABEL! Perfectly defined, perfectly described. See the power, as in Acts chapter 2, when all are of one accord! Babel MUST be undone for the establishment of the kingdom of antichrist ... all the world must come together in one accord. See Zephaniah 3:9 & 13, Isaiah 11:9 & 15.
Another example: The left has finally realized that “Gun Control” is a losing issue for them. More and more, they are using the term “Gun Safety” in it’s place. “Control” is one thing, but who could be opposed to “Safety?” Same agenda, new name.
For the few, another clue. :-)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.