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>we can obliterate language we can obliterate an idea. This is effectively one of the tenets of postmodernist thought. That language shapes reality. There is t
by twofornone 4y ago
>we can obliterate language we can obliterate an idea.
This is effectively one of the tenets of postmodernist thought. That language shapes reality. There is truth in the idea that language can influence perception but that doesn't mean that negative ideas can be eliminated by merely controlling language...
- lovehashbrowns 4y agoI feel like half of it is partly related to a perceived lack of power. You can have practically no power to affect votes on a law, or free someone you believe has been unjustly jailed, or remove someone from office; but you can yell at someone on twitter because they used the wrong word. People making themselves the victims over language isn’t even new. You say happy holidays and someone goes on a rant about Christianity being under attack.