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Western doublespeak compilation (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Trudge@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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We all know that the west uses two different words for the same thing depending on where it is happening.

e.g. Secret Police vs Plainclothes Officer
Regime vs Government

Can we have a compilation thread of these words? I am probably using many of them unconsciously without critical examination.

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[-] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago

First thing that comes to mind is "prison camps" vs just "prison." Will edit some more in when I remember them.

[-] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Army vs Horde

[-] shastaxc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Humans vs terrans

[-] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I don’t think anyone’s seriously using that one except in movies

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Coup vs popular uprising.

[-] JoeyGoodbody@lemmy.studio -2 points 1 year ago

Cringe

[-] blashork@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

no more half cringes walter

[-] kig_v2@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Hope you never have to go to a U.S. prison Joey

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