What Happens to Language When Authoritarianism Takes Hold
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Resist the Perversion of Language and the Destruction of Meaning
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Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya
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Mar 2, 2024
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“Propaganda is not just about getting people to believe this or that lie (say, who won the 2020 election) but also about changing the way people think and feel, and in particular it's about changing the associations they make when they hear certain words.”
Jason Scott Montoya @JasonSMontoya
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Mar 2, 2024
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“We are well on our way in America to what I call the "upside-down world of authoritarianism", where the rule of law gives way to rule by the lawless; where those who take our rights away and jail us pose as protectors of freedom; where the thugs who assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6 are turned into patriots; and where "leadership means killing people," as Tucker Carlson put it recently, justifying Vladimir Putin's killing of Alexei Navalny.”