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I keep watching older TV shows that aired when I was in the military and they keep using the term "War on Terror", which frankly, is something I'd never directl

by Retra 10y ago

I keep watching older TV shows that aired when I was in the military and they keep using the term "War on Terror", which frankly, is something I'd never directly heard in the military (only from politicians) and it's surprising to me that anyone would say such a thing without reactively slapping themselves for gleefully eating up such confusion-inducing propaganda. I think some people just like talking like that.

dTal 10y ago
Another one to watch for: "bad guys". It's such a common phrase in America I think people are numb to how thought-stopping it is. TV shows, cops, defense contractors, everyone's eager to nasty things to "bad guys" (but it's okay, see, because they're bad). A definitional enemy. Very newspeak.