There is nothing accidental about the use of misleading, inaccurate language by the left. 1984's "Newspeak" is the classic example of a leftist tyranny trying to control language in order to control thought.
We don't even have a good word for leftists. Their two common labels -- "Progressive" and "Liberal" -- are themselves examples of intentionally misleading labels. There is nothing "progressive" about undermining the traditional morality that has been the foundation of all actual progress. There is nothing "liberal" about wanting to micromanage everybody's lives -- even down to the size of soda that we drink.
Editor's Note: This is part II in a series. Part I can be found here.
Politicians seem to have a special fondness for words that have two very different meanings, so we are likely to hear a lot of these kinds of words this election year.
"Access" is one of those words. Politicians seem to be forever coming to the rescue of people who have been denied "access" to credit, college or whatever.
But what does that mean, concretely?
It could mean that some external force is blocking you from whatever your goal might be. Or it could mean that you just...
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Since much of the public has a short memory, the leftists are now switching back to "Progressive."