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Yes, the slogan "America first" is a forerunner of the worst kind of imperialism.
by reacweb 7mo ago
Yes, the slogan "America first" is a forerunner of the worst kind of imperialism.
- Quarrelsome 7mo agoalso "Make America Great Again" states that America is not currently great, which given its geo-political and economic position is just dishonest. Combined with "America First" you get an entirely clean canvas to be incredibly radical while cosplaying conservative.
- eptcyka 7mo agoI would argue MAGA will be rather fitting campaign slogan for the democrat side come next election.
- Quarrelsome 7mo agoor maybe simply MAAA: Make America America again.
- rramadass 7mo agoTo me this is the best example of how language can be used to bypass rational thinking in the listener to manipulate and propagandize. See also: Politics and the English Language by George Orwell- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Langu... Newspeak by George Orwell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak Verbal Behaviour by B.F.Skinner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Behavior