Coercion With a Smile
July 6, 2016 5:12 PM Subscribe
Within corporate culture and government agency PR, Orwellian “doublespeak” has become a common way of disguising coercion. Can a “benefit” be beneficial if it’s compulsory? Does an “incentive” do any good if it’s actually a threat?
This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey, if you want to talk about the whole site, better to frame it like that, but one ranty article is a bit thin and won't get much decent conversation. -- restless_nomad
Where are TV licences presented as a benefit?
This is a bit thin.
posted by biffa at 5:24 PM on July 6, 2016
This is a bit thin.
posted by biffa at 5:24 PM on July 6, 2016
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