Is is very much the point here since it is these words, and the way their meaning has been made malleable to fit the narrative of the day, which enables these p

Is is very much the point here since it is these words, and the way their meaning has been made malleable to fit the narrative of the day, which enables these practices. As long as this practice is tolerated it will be difficult if not impossible to agree to a basic level of civic discourse. Without such an agreement it is impossible to 'agree to disagree' which has been one of the tenets of liberal democracies since the concept was first implemented. Just like he who controls the present controls the past, he who controls the dictionary controls the discourse.