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... It is hard to win against those who control the rules of the game you are trying to play ..."
If that is true, then why play?
Homosexuals are not "gay". They are homosexual.
"Progressives" are not progressive. They are Socialists.
The "black caucus" is an abomination, as would be a "white caucus".
A hypenated American is not an American.
There is nothing "affirmative" about affirmative action.
Liars are liars. Thieves steal, and robbers rob, and so on.
It is when you are convinced that your morality, and word definitions, are in error, that you play the game of your enemy.
I, for one, refuse to play.
I am sorry if I sounded defeatist. Did not mean that. Alarmed? Yes, but not defeated. I am trying to actually follow what you advise and use proper terms. What I was recognizing (with Prager) is that Left Stream Media has a very big megaphone, and they already forced public to use their terms instead of the true names on too many occasions. To fight this ideological battle effectively conservatives need to educate public and use our own counter-propaganda. Dennis Prager, btw, is one of the best out there to do just that.
I, for one, refuse to play.
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Yep, me too. I selectively (and with delight) bounce back the wordsmanship with the Lefties or those that are unawake/unaware. On a given day I try to use the following words at least once: income redistribution scheme, Ponzi scheme, Negro, Eurofag, murderer of the unborn, Leftist, Pinko, Bussed-Out, Bum, on the dole, traitor, sedititious, Sodomite, Mammomist, Succubus, law-breaker, hypocrite, liar, ambulance chaser, Religion of Peace (in a snarky tone), Heathen, Chicano, rake, libertine, hedonist, solipsist, gravid, uwashed, swarthy, fat, ugly, short...
that's about a third of the list, but you catch my drift. This is how the best conversations begin for me, but more often, you see a sigh of relief from people when they know they can lower their PC deflector shield.