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Hortensis

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6. Right. Word choice is hugely influential, sneaking in at below-cognition level. Otoh,

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Mon Apr 10, 2023, 05:59 PM

Apr 2023

we can identify scoundrels out to deceive us BY their word choice. Words really do have established definitions. Look them up, and even if 3 different malicious factions have created 3 new ones to deceive people with, that just becomes a way of identifying 3 malicious actors. Or even more often in forums, their useful idiots come to spread their mindfucking.

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Why Conservative Judges Keep Calling Abortion Providers "Abortionists" [View all] In It to Win It Apr 2023 OP

Name-calling. The current repuke playbook. grumpyduck Apr 2023 #1

Yeah....................... Lovie777 Apr 2023 #2

Can we call these clowns prigs and pricks, then? /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #3

For the same reason women's health clinics are called "abortion clinics." crickets Apr 2023 #4

They also refer to zygotes as "unborn human beings." Poiuyt Apr 2023 #5

Right. Word choice is hugely influential, sneaking in at below-cognition level. Otoh, Hortensis Apr 2023 #6