Re: Admiral Inman

[Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>]

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 
> 
>