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Maybe a more accurate phrase is "state sponsored sabotage."
by busyant 10y ago
Maybe a more accurate phrase is "state sponsored sabotage."
- ivanca 10y agoThat wording doesn't attract clicks, and it's all this generation is about. You think I'm joking but I'm sure future anthropologists will document how clickbaiting changed the English language. Heck, I have seen common people baiting in their own captions "check what they put in this sandwich, this would be unbelievable in America"
- astronautjones 10y agoGlenn Greenwald has made this particular point about the word "terrorism" so many times that his columns have to cannibalize themselves, but I do think they will be what future anthropologists cite most frequently, as he's got it nailed: https://theintercept.com/2015/06/19/refusal-call-charleston-shootings-terrorism-shows-meaningless-propaganda-term/ https://theintercept.com/2015/06/19/refusal-call-charleston-...