For too long, the activist left has been unopposed in its perturbation of simple words and phrases in its thrust to solidify its base and achieve political dominance. Its employment of newspeak, wordsmithing, and gaslighting, spewed through media bias and academic indoctrination, remain largely unchecked.
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A “Back to Basics” course needs to be introduced into the K–12 curriculum offering counter-definitions to the words and phrases currently contaminating our political discourse. A special edition of Merriam-Webster or Cambridge might include:
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- Socialists: Ones demanding reparations from capitalists.
- Liberalism: A sanctimonious, self-righteous ideology based in self-imposed moral superiority.
- Capitalism: The socioeconomic model most consistent with human nature.
- Diversity: A structural state incorporating differing elements which may exert a positive or negative effect on the structure’s function and outcomes.
- Equality: Enabling the attainment of equal opportunity for all — not imposing equal outcomes.
- Freedom and equity: Mutually-exclusive societal outcomes.
- Woke: To be conscious of racial and social injustices, not a license to impose cancel culture on perceived perpetrators.
- Triggers/microaggressions: Words or actions perceived as hurtful or harmful by one prone to delusions of persecution.
- Social injustices: Slavery, genocide, religious persecution, brutal dictatorship. Not white privilege, toxic masculinity, trans-rights, TDS, abortion access, voter suppression.
- Solidarity, ie., group think: A prejudicial rejection of individualism.
- Racial profiling: Evidence-based police work.
- Gun control: Secure storage, empty clip, safety engaged.
- Race: A genetically distinct variety of Homo sapiens — not a social construct.
- Gender: Genetically-based sexual anatomy — male or female.
- Gender-affirming care: A variety of malpractice involving the treatment of psychologic stress/gender dysphoria with hormones and surgery.
- Climate change: Ongoing fluctuations in atmospheric conditions which predate human habitation.
- Progressive: One who advocates “moving on!” while preoccupied with sins of the past.
- Right wing extremist: Anyone to the right of the far left.
- “We’re all in this together!”: Except for conservatives.
- “Why can’t we all just get along?”: Because we don’t.
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