Saturday, April 3, 2010

Politics and the English Language

via D.W. Drang:

American anarchists incensed that some Americans want less government.

Concerned Tea Party movement may endanger government programs.

Billions of dictionaries recalled to correct flawed definition of "anarchist".

2 comments:

  1. Reminds me of an argument that I had with an 'anarchist' who supported universal health care and gun control.

    I guess being a 'socialist' or 'communist' has lost its edge among college-age youth, hence the need for more and more radical 'labels' (aren't we supposed to *reject* labels?) to stay hip (apparently, Trotkyism or Hoxhaism or Situationism are too obscure for them.)

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  2. That was my thought, too. They want the hardcore cred, but don't want to deal with anything as scary as having to pay their own bills.

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