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I find it odd how in the US, signature bills have a catchy acronym like the PATRIOT act. Is it purely a cynical attempt to sway the public? Where i'm from bill

I find it odd how in the US, signature bills have a catchy acronym like the PATRIOT act. Is it purely a cynical attempt to sway the public? Where i'm from bills are given a boring name and a number.

CPLX 2y ago
Americans are the world’s foremost experts on branding things. We literally can brand anything. Obscure pharmaceuticals, campaigns to oppress people, one inch variations in the size of an airplane seat, you name it.
chris_wot 2y ago
Nothing like a good retronym.