Paradoxically enough, when actually talking about actual (particularly US-led) wars, the media actually use less "warspeak", using instead terms such as pacifying, armed conflict, neutralization,...
Paradoxically enough, when actually talking about actual (particularly US-led) wars, the media actually use less "warspeak", using instead terms such as pacifying, armed conflict, neutralization, liberation, collateral damage, intervention, etc.
And then there is also the 1984-like newspeak classics used by the Bush government too: "enemy combatant", "extraordinary rendition", "enhanced interrogation", etc. Aren't words <used to...
And then there is also the 1984-like newspeak classics used by the Bush government too: "enemy combatant", "extraordinary rendition", "enhanced interrogation", etc.
Aren't words <used to manipulate the masses and even skirt international law> fun? :/
During the economic crisis, the Spanish government developed too a very varied newspeak lexicon that not only served (and still does, because it has been strongly promoted and enriched by the...
During the economic crisis, the Spanish government developed too a very varied newspeak lexicon that not only served (and still does, because it has been strongly promoted and enriched by the media) to minimize the very harsh measures both the Socialist Party and the right wing took against the mass of the population, but even to blame us for it. It's disgusting. And then they are trying to link criticising the media to being far right? Oh please.
Paradoxically enough, when actually talking about actual (particularly US-led) wars, the media actually use less "warspeak", using instead terms such as pacifying, armed conflict, neutralization, liberation, collateral damage, intervention, etc.
And then there is also the 1984-like newspeak classics used by the Bush government too: "enemy combatant", "extraordinary rendition", "enhanced interrogation", etc.
Aren't words <used to manipulate the masses and even skirt international law> fun? :/
During the economic crisis, the Spanish government developed too a very varied newspeak lexicon that not only served (and still does, because it has been strongly promoted and enriched by the media) to minimize the very harsh measures both the Socialist Party and the right wing took against the mass of the population, but even to blame us for it. It's disgusting. And then they are trying to link criticising the media to being far right? Oh please.