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Melissa G

(10,170 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2015, 08:38 PM Jan 2015

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'Privatize' is doublespeak for 'Looting'. [View all]

Anytime a politician says they want to 'Privatize' Social Security that is code for looting it and funneling public funds to private interests. We, the people, and those representatives who stand with us need to call them on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak
Doublespeak is language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs, "servicing the target" for bombing[1]), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning (for example, naming a state of war "peace&quot

. In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth. Doublespeak is most closely associated with political language.[2][3]

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'Privatize' is doublespeak for 'Looting'. [View all] Melissa G Jan 2015 OP

Privatization is just the doublespeak name hifiguy Jan 2015 #1

That was certainly Argentina's experience: forest444 Jan 2015 #13

Sounds a lot like the US. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #51

Exactly. Let's hope no Democrat will go along with any kind of attack on SS. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #44

Yes it is. AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #2

I call it profitizing... JeffHead Jan 2015 #3

Excellent post. That should be the start of a new thread. If you post it as a new thread, JDPriestly Jan 2015 #52

And usually, so is "reform". n/t Mister Ed Jan 2015 #4

Righto. If you see "reform", "strengthen", "reinvest in" lock up the silver. "Healthy Poverty" is appalachiablue Jan 2015 #22

Privatize is doublespeak for taking a rusty wire brush JEB Jan 2015 #5

I call it Profitize n/t aggiesal Jan 2015 #6

Fits the bill... Blue Owl Jan 2015 #33

Dubya went all out on this and the Public gave a resounding "FU". Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #7

It's the Bush Way. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #39

Its the Neo-Liberal way too. bvar22 Jan 2015 #42

I'm extremely wary of them. I've seen 'em in action. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #47

You can BET they're gonna try to "improve" Social Security under Hillary. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #49

I'm on Social Security, and that is one reason that I will not vote for Hillary. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #53

, blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #8

PIRATIZE. calimary Jan 2015 #9

that's the term i use. unblock Jan 2015 #11

Outstanding language. I will add it to my vocabulary. Thanks. kairos12 Jan 2015 #12

You're welcome! It's because they're nothing but damn greedy PIRATES. calimary Jan 2015 #24

Blammo. hifiguy Jan 2015 #60

senior moment -- what was the term for hiring political supporters, before the civil service act? unblock Jan 2015 #10

nepotism, or cronys? appalachiablue Jan 2015 #21

the word i'm looking for is more specific to political hiring. unblock Jan 2015 #25

found it -- "patronage" unblock Jan 2015 #27

Also broadly called the "spoils system" (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #28

Also, Tammany Hall. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #54

Yep, Tammany Hall which lasted into the 20th c., with 1930s Fiorello LaGuardia & others. Thought appalachiablue Jan 2015 #56

patronage, spoils system, flacks? (leech, parasite) appalachiablue Jan 2015 #29

patronage was what i was thinking of. piratizing gets around the civil service laws unblock Jan 2015 #30

Precisely. Gives what look like jobs to the children and friends JDPriestly Jan 2015 #55

It's also double speak for "zero regulations, accountability, oversight, or ethics." Initech Jan 2015 #14

Privatized prisons is a real racket ErikJ Jan 2015 #15

Ask yourself this question: staggerleem Jan 2015 #40

Of all states, Idaho wised up and booted the private prison crooks out. brewens Jan 2015 #57

ANYTIME you hear that word Scalded Nun Jan 2015 #16

+1 Enthusiast Jan 2015 #38

K&R. It certainly has been so far. Privatizing the military made millions for Cheney and friends. Overseas Jan 2015 #17

You nailed so much, with so few words duhneece Jan 2015 #61

thank you for the kind words. Overseas Jan 2015 #62

FLEECING>>>LOOTING...Make A Dem Talking Point billhicks76 Jan 2015 #18

or profiteering. pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #19

As the word 'deregulate'... Gumboot Jan 2015 #20

Yup. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #37

Yeah ... that thing that I did that was illegal ... staggerleem Jan 2015 #41

Tax Reform = More tax cuts for the 1% hibbing Jan 2015 #23

Precisely. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #36

K&R Cleita Jan 2015 #26

EXACTLY!!! demigoddess Jan 2015 #31

And its wayward cousins: fraud, conspiracy and coverups. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #32

Yes, yes, a thousand times, YES! FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #34

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #35

We don't have a democracy, we have an auction. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #43

Some things that should NEVER e "privaized" in a Democracy: bvar22 Jan 2015 #45

No, it's doublespeak for "Finding". KamaAina Jan 2015 #46

Only if you are black - if you're white it's called gathering lame54 Jan 2015 #48

Hear! Hear! stage left Jan 2015 #50

Privatize was the mantra... Oldtimeralso Jan 2015 #58

Until I learned mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2015 #59