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davowankenobi t1_jatpet3 wrote

Reply to comment by phoez12 in Banning Words Won’t Make the World More Just - The Atlantic by vaikrunta

So you think a style guide to writing and using language that is preferred by some groups, is equal to the structural hegemonic oppression of by a fascist surveillance state? I think you missed some of the points of the book. Ever read Gramsci?

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lingonn t1_jav7d4k wrote

When the end result is the same, the perpetrator hardly matters.

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FKAFigs t1_jaw3m5e wrote

The irony is Orwell himself wrote a suggested style guide for writers that included telling writers to “never use” foreign phrases or technical jargon. Hasn’t he read 1984?!!!!

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