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Re:The normalization of corruption in organizations (2003) [... by Quarrelsome on Friday February 27, 2026 @05:51AM (#47179036)
also "Make America Great Again" states that America is not currently great, which given its geo-political and economic position is just dishonest. Combined with "America First" you get an entirely clean canvas to be incredibly radical while cosplaying conservative.
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Re:The normalization of corruption in organizations (2003) [... by eptcyka on Friday February 27, 2026 @06:18AM (#47179193)
I would argue MAGA will be rather fitting campaign slogan for the democrat side come next election.
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Re:The normalization of corruption in organizations (2003) [... by Quarrelsome on Friday February 27, 2026 @06:32AM (#47179306)
or maybe simply MAAA: Make America America again.
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Re:The normalization of corruption in organizations (2003) [... by rramadass on Friday February 27, 2026 @08:36AM (#47180348)
To me this is the best example of how language can be used to bypass rational thinking in the listener to manipulate and propagandize.

See also:

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Langu...

Newspeak by George Orwell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak

Verbal Behaviour by B.F.Skinner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Behavior

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