American Thinker du jour - Words Edition
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How people talk about political issues in America has declined in the post-WW II era. Journalist Edward R. Murrow said that Winston Churchill “mobilized the English language and sent it into battle” in WWII with his memorable speeches in Parliament and broadcasts to the English people when England stood alone against the Nazi onslaught.
The only comparable figure in American politics since 1945 has been Ronald Reagan. He changed how people thought of the Cold War when he stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in April 1987 and said, “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
In 2021 we find ourselves in a domestic Cold War for the future of constitutional government in the United States. Our opponents espouse American Marxism, to borrow from Mark Levin’s new book of that name. In the past 100 years “progressive” (i.e. left-wing) political philosophy has marched through our political and cultural institutions. Part of that effort has been to control the language and distort it for political purposes (e.g. “politically incorrect” words).
The following are some examples of corruption of the English language in recent years.
More: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/taking_back_the_language.html
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Covfefe
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Come on, man!
