A crushed bit of paper could be a "missile." The mass media put its thumb on the scale, lambasting phenomena by reforging certain words to create a culture of

A crushed bit of paper could be a "missile." The mass media put its thumb on the scale, lambasting phenomena by reforging certain words to create a culture of fear and taboo using such example words as "hacker", "terrorist", and "drone". And while a Unabomber approach to language use is unlikely to influence anyone, it's important to know the history of multiple meaning of words because those are additional meanings because a single word means different things to different people based on situational factors. To suggest one meaning is more "right" than another is to champion some people's experiences and invalid others'.