Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves

Re:Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves by guard-of-terra on Friday January 09, 2015 @05:35AM (#8861605)

When you see a term "Anglo-Saxon" in an article that isn't about medieval history, it is a sure sign of tinfoil.

(However if you're wearing a tinfoil hat that doesn't mean THEY don't try to affect your thoughts)

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Re:Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves by tribaal on Friday January 09, 2015 @05:40AM (#8861614)

That is however the standard way in French to mean "the English-speaking world", specifically the USA-UK-Canada group of countries.

Source: I'm French.

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Re:Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves by stannol on Friday January 09, 2015 @05:46AM (#8861633)

Not really, "Anglo-Saxon" is the standard term when speaking of the English speaking world in Germany. It has no "tinfoil hat" connotation at all.

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Re:Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves by guard-of-terra on Friday January 09, 2015 @05:38AM (#8861610)

An example of that, LA Times:

"But after 4,700 deaths in eastern Ukraine and Crimea"

How many deaths in Crimea? Somewhere under five.

How many deaths in Eastern Ukraine? Still ~4,700 after subtracting Crimea.

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Re:Anglo-Saxon media censors themselves by shaurz on Friday January 09, 2015 @05:44AM (#8861624)

A more appropriate modern term is "Anglosphere".

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