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Popular language use and the propaganda of isolation

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Popular language use and the propaganda of isolation

Apr 21, 2016
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Popular language use and the propaganda of isolation

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The past few weeks have provided two excellent examples of how ideology often relies upon the redefinition of words.

First, on April 12, columnist Jessica Valenti published an essay titled What do we mean by “abuse”? – a question one doesn’t ordinarily ask about words that already have a popularly understood meaning. The new definition, we learn, include…

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