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Re:More Scientists Urge Broad Inquiry into Coronavirus Origins by mistermann on Monday May 17, 2021 @09:31PM (#27190382)
Misinformation is another word that has become extremely popular in the last year or two.

I don't think very many people think very deeply about the meaning of words, and how subtle changes in the ones that are chosen can influence the collective consciousness. A lot of people even seem to strongly dislike the topic being mentioned.

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Re:More Scientists Urge Broad Inquiry into Coronavirus Origins by brippalcharrid on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:32AM (#27191279)
I think that practitioners of Postmodernism have spent a lot of time thinking about the meanings of words that they can cause people to perceive, and that they have had a very successful track record of using this to shift cultural parameters and achieve their political objectives.

They'd probably prefer that you didn't notice they were doing this.

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Re:More Scientists Urge Broad Inquiry into Coronavirus Origins by mistermann on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:38AM (#27191295)
Politicians and journalists are probably a bit choked that others are stealing their bit!
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