fossilesque@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoIllinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinoiswww.wilx.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down19
arrow-up1750arrow-down1external-linkIllinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinoiswww.wilx.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·10 days 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”.