Technical Terms of the Intelligentsia
March 4, 2011 9:01 PM Subscribe
Technical Terms of the Intelligentsia. How to de-code doublespeak codewords you hear on the news. "Stability", "democracy" and "religious fundamentalism" used in political discourse are generally used in a way that is different or opposite to their generally understood meaning.
This post was deleted for the following reason: One blog post is kind of thin for a post about politics. -- mathowie
Even Bierce wasn't cynical enough for today's world, kuujjuarapik.
posted by nola at 9:15 PM on March 4, 2011
posted by nola at 9:15 PM on March 4, 2011
Anti-semitism noun opposition to Israel's national interests
This article is actually a good example of how "anti-semitism", or rather "being called an anti-Semite", is now a technical term of the intelligensia, or elements in it, meaning "attacked by defensive Zionists for daring to oppose them." In other words, the trope is that one who is called an anti-Semite must be anti-Zionist.
But the reality is that many anti-Semites are still just anti-Semites.
posted by knoyers at 9:22 PM on March 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
This article is actually a good example of how "anti-semitism", or rather "being called an anti-Semite", is now a technical term of the intelligensia, or elements in it, meaning "attacked by defensive Zionists for daring to oppose them." In other words, the trope is that one who is called an anti-Semite must be anti-Zionist.
But the reality is that many anti-Semites are still just anti-Semites.
posted by knoyers at 9:22 PM on March 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
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