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The basic rule of government naming: the more of GOOD THING in the name, the less of that it will be.
by XorNot 2y ago
The basic rule of government naming: the more of GOOD THING in the name, the less of that it will be.
- viraptor 2y agoThat generalises to a lot of naming. Papers like Fakt or Pravda, country DPKR, political parties that mention law, justice and order, etc.
- rsynnott 2y agoI always particularly liked the Committee of Public Safety, for this (they're the ones who did the Reign of Terror, which doesn't seem _particularly_ public-safety-oriented.)
- JKCalhoun 2y agoВ « Правде » нет известий, а в « Известиях » нет правды
- sham1 2y ago> В « Правде » нет известий, а в « Известиях » нет правды For the sake of context, this is an old Soviet-era joke, that translates to about the following: > In "Pravda" (The Truth, CPSU's newspaper) there are no news. In "Izvestiya" (The News, national newspaper of the USSR, under the control of the Supreme Soviet) there is no truth.
- pchristensen 2y agoDon’t forget Truth Social
- FireBeyond 2y agoThis quote (from Lord of War) really encapsulates a lot of what you say: > Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, the Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: the Federation of Worse Oppressors Than the Last Bunch of Oppressors. Often, the most barbaric atrocities occur when both combatants proclaim themselves Freedom Fighters.