tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post8521522367548708272..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Toward A New Clarity Of LanguageLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-16439225436877779572016-12-07T13:12:29.232-05:002016-12-07T13:12:29.232-05:00A very good point, Anon. I too think 'white na...A very good point, Anon. I too think 'white nationalists' is too kind. 'White supremacists' seems more fitting. As to their misogyny, I'm not sure how one could include it without sacrificing the kind of brevity favoured in journalism.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-65554972585008558822016-12-07T13:07:32.753-05:002016-12-07T13:07:32.753-05:00Another euphemism par excellence, Mound.Another euphemism par excellence, Mound.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-23805805850694224262016-12-07T13:04:37.533-05:002016-12-07T13:04:37.533-05:00I generally agree with the intent. I just worry th...I generally agree with the intent. I just worry that in calling the "alt-right" mere "white nationalists" or "racists", we lose sight of the fact that the movement is hugely misogynist as well. In fact, "white nationalist" is sort of vague and antiseptic as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-47452757469758851812016-12-07T11:33:41.105-05:002016-12-07T11:33:41.105-05:00Hell, Lorne, what was wrong with "Conservativ...Hell, Lorne, what was wrong with "Conservative Party"?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-76424905279415506572016-12-07T09:49:53.384-05:002016-12-07T09:49:53.384-05:00We all have a role to play in this, Owen. Languag...We all have a role to play in this, Owen. Language can be used either as a tool or as a weapon. Euphemisms, when they are used for political purposes, usually fall into the latter category.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-31874946393144235072016-12-07T09:31:33.009-05:002016-12-07T09:31:33.009-05:00I shall follow suit and call a spade a spade.I shall follow suit and call a spade a spade.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com