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“Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful” (George Orwell Poster)
Posted on 05/02/2012 by Juan Cole
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Searching for any resistance to the idea of 12 more years of pointless endless war. This is the first I’ve seen though it is a bit obtuse. Where is the ooposition to “stupid” wars we were promised?
ewere promised?
Did you have anyone specifically in mind, Juan? Perhaps John Brennan?
[...] Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | Category: Bullshit, Media Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. – George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language,” 1946 (h/t Juan Cole) [...]