fossilesque@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIllinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinoiswww.wilx.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkIllinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinoiswww.wilx.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIn all seriousness, language and word choice are a very big part of propaganda and influence. It’s not an accident that we are discussing “death tax” instead of “inheritance tax”, or that you see reports of “looters” vs “survivors/scavengers”.
In all seriousness, language and word choice are a very big part of propaganda and influence. It’s not an accident that we are discussing “death tax” instead of “inheritance tax”, or that you see reports of “looters” vs “survivors/scavengers”.