Mixed in with our long-celebrated lexicon are a variety of shortcuts we take to make a point–expressions and sayings to be exact. The late comedic giant, George Carlin, gives us his hilarious take on some of these well-known and often-used adages, such as “fine and dandy,” “it’s the quiet ones you gotta watch” and “the greatest things since sliced bread,” among others.
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Not only politicians, but also the media, often use euphemisms to soften the truth and camouflage hard realities. Civilians killed in wars are called “collateral damage.” No one’s rich or poor, anymore. Soldiers don’t suffer shellshock, but post-traumatic stress disorder.
This report from RT Anerica, Russian TV, examines the bureaucratic “newspeak,” invoking George Carlin in the process. Of course, Russian politicians and media are just as adept as their American counterparts in lying to the public.
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Alfonzo Rachel wades into the swamp and tries to clear the air on why conservatives have a bad rap. Needless to say, he finds Liberals and Democrats have been more adept at using weasel words and distorting rhetoric to bury their racist history. He lays it out in this edition of ZoNation. H/T PJTV
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