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Also recommended: "The Language of the Third Reich" - the language of authoritarian fascism. It's scary to see aspects of it being used all around the world. ht
by 7373737373 3y ago
Also recommended: "The Language of the Third Reich" - the language of authoritarian fascism. It's scary to see aspects of it being used all around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTI_%E2%80%93_Lingua_Tertii_Imperii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTI_%E2%80%93_Lingua_Tertii_Im...
This is taught in German schools, but should be taught everywhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTI_%E2%80%93_Lingua_Tertii_Imperii#/media/File:Characteristics_of_National_Socialist_Language_according_to_Victor_Klemperer_(1947).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTI_%E2%80%93_Lingua_Tertii_Im...
- peanut_merchant 3y agoOne of the examples here strikes a parallel with the US government's "Enhanced Interrogation" used as a euphemism for torture starting during the bush years. Straight from the Nazi playbook: "Verschärfte Vernehmung ("intensified interrogation"): torture"
- pyuser583 3y agoWe also use the phrase “concentration camp” (Konzentrationslager) to refer to death camps. Which is really weird as it’s not a common English phase, and seems to be a straight copy of Nazi propaganda.
- throwawaybutwhy 3y agoNot entirely correct, I'm afraid. Concentration camps were inaugurated by the Spanish and popularized by the British. Co-location of killing facilities and camps was not a common occurrence even in Germany, so there were many more concentration camps than death camps.