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In reply to the discussion: Paul Krugman- The New Political Correctness (Newspeak) [View all]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)28. I believe in the Nancy Reagan remedy to this... just say 'no'.
There's no way I'm going to go along with somebody else framing the argument for me, and dictating re-definitions of words is part of that. When that happens, there's going to be an argument before the argument.
And when that fails, the argument is over, and there's another form of making a point.
Letting somebody else frame the argument is an automatic "lose" and a waste of time. So if these journalists and academics are that whipped around, they need to buy a clue from someone who has one.
Good piece by Krugman, on-point as always.
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Wow! I was just thinking this last night. (Well before reading the Krugman piece.)
hedda_foil
May 2012
#9
My high school history text was relatively de-sanitized -- but still fit the prevailing narrative
starroute
May 2012
#39
These are great. Identifying the "speak" is a very important part of exposing the conservative.
Gregorian
May 2012
#21
You can really see that the Yanks and the Brits are colluding from that list. Exactly the same
HiPointDem
May 2012
#45
bigest PC and censor-by-threat cop the last 20 years is the coordinated talk radio monopoly that
certainot
May 2012
#29
PS "Political correctness is a straw man that blowhard reactionaries attack in lieu of
certainot
May 2012
#30
The first Harry potter book was published in the US 14 years ago, in 1998. The last was published
HiPointDem
May 2012
#46
Political correctness on the left is over-politeness. Political correctness on the right is chilling
ck4829
May 2012
#41
Liberals always side with the oppressed? I don't think that's true. Maybe in theory, but not
HiPointDem
May 2012
#47
In British Tory political-correct-speak, social justice is used to mean 'punishing the poor'
LeftishBrit
Jun 2012
#51