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Western doublespeak compilation (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We all know that the west uses two different words for the same thing depending on where it is happening.

e.g. Secret Police vs Plainclothes Officer
Regime vs Government

Can we have a compilation thread of these words? I am probably using many of them unconsciously without critical examination.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The various ways they avoid using "oligarch" for westerns. Western Billionaire, entrepreneur, etc, whereas it's always "Russian Oligarchs."

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On that note: "bribery" and "lobbying"

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Western philanthropist" vs "Russian Oligarch"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Another good one. Couldn't think of all the BS words they have to come up with to describe themselves.