Posted on 10/29/2009 8:54:22 PM PDT by mainstreetradical.com
Reminiscent of the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s 1984, the Obama Administration introduced some “newspeak” terms into our political debate earlier this year. The “war on terror” became an “overseas contingency action” and “acts of terrorism” became “man caused disasters.”
Seemingly innocuous changes in statements appeared to do no harm at the time. Now, however, when one looks at the execution of “overseas contingency actions,” the change in semantics reflects a change in urgency. We have seen Obama drag his feet in Afghanistan while our casualties mount. Rather than denounce “acts of terrorism,” we are striving to understand “entering a new era of engagement” with the men who cause “man-caused disasters.”
Regardless of actions, words have meaning and are the most powerful tool in a politician’s war chest. The latest example of Newspeak comes from Nancy Pelosi, who has decided, after months of healthcare wrangling, to refer to the public option as the “consumer option”.
Here are some suggestions for Newspeak terms to be used in the future:
“Cap and Trade” will be called “Profits for Democrat’s Pockets.”
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Yeah, and I suppose the Titanic has just been "delayed enroute" or is experiencing some diversity in navigational elements...
No thanks, I'd rather our healthcare not set sail on a doomed voyage into a socialized medicine failure.
The word “progressives” is Orwellian.
Nothing progressive about liberalism, unless we are referring to progressive in terms of disease.
Just donated. Not much but we’re running at a loss trying to get off the ground right now.
Thanks!
Thank you very much mainstreetradical.com!!
It’s fun to see how many words you can make with orwell. Orwellesque, Orwellenese..
"Progressive"...another concept the totalitarian-socialists have stolen.
Very good blog. Thanks for your work.
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