Posted on 02/15/2022 2:10:44 PM PST by Blueflag
Help me build a list of words redefined by the "woke" crowd and the Left. We have to actively take our language back.
The Left, the Woke, the Progressives, the whoever believe they are, apparently have the power and the right(!) to redefine what words mean, who can use them/ who cannot, words that insinuate meaning (aka 'dog whistles') etc. For too long we have gone along with that. Let's first identify the words they are redefining, co-opting and restricting, and restore them to OUR usage, in our culture.
So help me capture the words 'they' seek to control and contort. More below.
(Excerpt) Read more at freepublic.com ...
Canadian Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks said that “Honk Honk” is code for “Heil Hitler” while testifying in parliament on Monday in defense of Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act to crack down on Canadian freedom protesters.
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“Let’s start with a classic and a new variant: 88 and “HH” phrases like “honk honk.” They mean “heil hitler.” H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, thus 88. “Honk honk” is associated with the honkler and is often used “ironically” by alt-right trolls.”
Colonize / colonialist
mysoginist
imperialist
tribalism
inequality
silence
betrayal
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