As a person who loves language, I'm always fascinated by the ways in which we use words to convey, clarify, or obfuscate information. The way in which language is contorted by the spokespersons for Der Furor and his extreme MAGA supporters makes one wish for more reasonable and personable mouthpiece. I understand this guy is looking for a job ...
Which brings me to this meme that was posted by my friend Kathy yesterday -
If you follow it back to the original post (the one Kathy re-posted), you can read a large number of snarky, juvenile comments, a great many of them of the "oh, yeah, so are you, lib" variety that there's no sense in responding to.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of truth in this list. There's a lot of deliberate misrepresentation of the Democrats' stance on most issues, much of it resting on cherry-picking statements or pointing to Democratic votes on poison pill issues designed to create opportunities for outrage, and virtually none of it robustly countered by the news media ... or, unfortunately, by the Democrats themselves.
Some commenters wondered if there were a meme that worked in the other direction, with snarky Democratic takes on MAGA Republican positions. I haven't seen one, but given the dismissive, angry, and often violent language of Der Furor and of the Millers, Voughts, Patels, Bondis, and Leavitts of the Right, it's hard to see how it might be sweetened into something reasonable. If this is the gawdawful radical left agenda ...
... you should ask yourself what the equivalent is on the right. And vote accordingly.
Have a good day. Look beyond the snark and see who offers the message that once made America the most admired and respected nation.
More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
1 comment:
I think language is more crucial than most people realize. Which language is used and which words are chosen shapes the entire experience.
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