Exposing Left’s Tactics: Redefining Words to Alter Culture

Today we have a gift for our readers, courtesy of The Federalist. “How The Left’s War On Words Manipulates Your Mind,” by Benjamin Dierker pointedly illustrates the politicalization of language in reshaping our society by redefining words.

Those familiar with George Owell’s acclaimed book, “1984” will recognize what he described as “Newspeak,” the language of propaganda, the deliberate replacement of one set of words for another. The intent was to irreparably alter thought, and ultimately the entire culture.

Examples are rampant. The objective of indiscriminately hurling the slur “racist” is to silence Americans who object to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens invading our sovereign border. Democrats welcome them as a future voting bloc.

The term “denier,” which initially entered the language to refer to someone who denied the monumental evil reality of the Holocaust, is now used to describe those, including many scientists, who don’t ascribe to liberal lockstep thinking on global warming. It morphed into climate change when the weather cooled. The word “lie” is used when a point lacks sufficient evidence, but no lie is actually intended.

Other examples are welcome.