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Re:Language Gives Authority to Weak Ideas by SanjayMehta on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:47PM (#46485028)
The English language is the best language for playing politics.

With a multiple ways to imply assent or dissent, while committing to nothing at all, it was an even sharper tool to divide-and-rule.

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Re:Language Gives Authority to Weak Ideas by chvgchvg on Sunday January 04, 2026 @09:35AM (#46488330)
Straight up 1984 newspeak. Words hold two opposing meanings at once, and because of that, do they really mean anything?
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