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> There is a card game called "Mao" in which one of the rules is that you're not supposed to explain the rules. One could argue that politicians, corporations
by mistermann 6y ago
> There is a card game called "Mao" in which one of the rules is that you're not supposed to explain the rules.
One could argue that politicians, corporations and journalists in the US (and many other countries) have a similar set of rules going on in their mutually beneficial game. It's nice to see someone in the mainstream pointing out the rhetorical word games that are played to hide the actual truth from the public.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoAlso in academia. A bunch of professors recently wrote an article about this because they don’t know what they can say anymore without offending someone.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoCan you link the article? Thanks.
- mensetmanusman 6y agohttps://www.columbiatribune.com/story/opinion/2020/09/14/letter-on-free-speech/114016796/ https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/opinion/2020/09/14/let...