NODE 993ebb7cRe: Admiral Inman
blancw@pylon.comTue, 22 Nov 94 14:15:51 PST
Our enemies are industriously corrupting the language
in order to make the ideas of liberty inexpressible.
In particular they are seeking to make the concepts
behind the declaration of independence and the bill of
rights unspeakably and therefore, they hope,
unthinkable.
....................................................
Do you think that 'our enemies' are doing this consciously,
purposefully, deliberately? Do you think that they know these
concepts well enough to apprehend what it is about their
meanings that should be corrupted? Do you think that, having
understood what these concepts represent, they are in such
abhorrence of them that the only thing they can do, short of
physical fighting against the promoters of the concepts, is
disorient everyone into a confused state of cognitive
indeterminancy & inefficacy?
Maybe that's what happened to Inman during his rejection
speech!
Blanc
NODE 395bf131Re: Admiral Inman
Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>Tue, 22 Nov 94 15:30:30 PST
I think some groups actually do deliberately manipulate language.
Not commenting on the validity of the positions presented but only
the tactic: it seems clear to me that the entry of the term and
concept of "homophobia" into public discourse has helped manipulate
the debate.
I'm pushing the term "hoplophobia" myself. ;-)
Brad
On Tue, 22 Nov 1994 blancw@pylon.com wrote:
> Our enemies are industriously corrupting the language
> in order to make the ideas of liberty inexpressible.
>
> In particular they are seeking to make the concepts
> behind the declaration of independence and the bill of
> rights unspeakably and therefore, they hope,
> unthinkable.
> ....................................................
>
> Do you think that 'our enemies' are doing this consciously,
> purposefully, deliberately? Do you think that they know these
> concepts well enough to apprehend what it is about their
> meanings that should be corrupted? Do you think that, having
> understood what these concepts represent, they are in such
> abhorrence of them that the only thing they can do, short of
> physical fighting against the promoters of the concepts, is
> disorient everyone into a confused state of cognitive
> indeterminancy & inefficacy?
>
> Maybe that's what happened to Inman during his rejection
> speech!
>
> Blanc
>
>