7.23.23 – Power Line
“The Power Line Lexicon, Updated”
Posted by Steven Hayward
Excerpts from this article:
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/07/the-power-line-lexicon-updated.php
[COMMENTS BY DONNA GARNER: We indeed are a divided country which this updated “politically correct” lexicon proves.]
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We’ve updated a few entries in our Lexicon of Current Political Terminology…
THE LEXICON OF CURRENT POLITICAL TERMINOLOGY
Ableism: The idea that ability, competence, achievement, and merit are somehow better than their opposites. A disgusting remnant of a White, patriarchal society that must be eviscerated with all due haste
The Administrative State: Rule by an overwhelming minority
Advocate: People without real jobs who live to complain
Adult: A 12-year-old who wants to have his or her genitalia removed
Bigotry: Opposition to any belief or opinion held by a “progressive”
Child: A legal adult under 21 who wants to own a gun
Compromise: Moving left to the position the left wants
Conservatism: An existential threat to our democracy, practiced by bad people -- Must not be tolerated
Conversation about: “We need to have a national…” – “You shut up and agree with liberalism.”
Dark Money: Charitable donations from the private sector to support research that the academic far-left does not like for political reasons
Democracy: Any institutional design or voting system that enables the left to get what it wants…
Democracy, Threat to: When Republicans win an election -- is threat to Democrats
Denier: Label for anyone who dissents from leftist positions that can’t be successfully defended (or who didn’t vote for Liz Cheney)
Dialogue: A monologue where the Left explains and the Right agrees…
Disinformation: Anything a conservative says.
Diversity: Where everyone looks different, but thinks the same thing, and speaks in identical cliches
Diversity (2): The lifeblood of our democracy, enriching all of us
Divisive: Any opinion the left doesn’t like
Dr. Fauci: A God-like figure who actually exists and selflessly serves humanity in the blessed name of “science.” Hallowed be His name and peace be upon Him forever and ever. Amen.
Equity: The phrase leftists use when they reach for your wallet
Extremist: Someone who disagrees with a Democrat
Fairness: When progressive ideas and/or candidates carry the day -- (Antonym, unfairness: When conservative ideas and/or candidates carry the day)
Far-right: This term is rightfully applied to any individuals or groups who oppose Democratic/woke policies and talking points.
Fascist: Someone who disagrees with a Democrat
Free speech: The firebombing of public buildings by Leftists
God: A mythical figure, created by conservatives to impose their arbitrary version of morality on sexual minorities and non-conformists
Hate speech: Any statement that challenges the dogmas of the left, usually deployed whenever a conservative is about to win an argument (See also -- “Racism”)
Heterosexual: A boring, old, unhip, and often intolerant group of individuals who cling to outmoded ideas of sexual relationships and complementarity.
Holistic: Leftist adjective for “We have no idea what to do about a problem and want to change the subject.”
Illegal aliens (more properly called “undocumented immigrant”): Downtrodden and oppressed -- these people must be allowed free access into our country and the freedom to go wherever they like, in any quantity, without restraint. They bring much-needed diversity and skill sets to our land. They should be entitled to vote and get government welfare, education, medical care, and all other entitlements upon arrival.
Invasive species: A dire threat to our land, whose spread must be stopped at all costs -- These insidious invaders often overwhelm and supplant indigenous species.
Inclusion: The deliberate exclusion of white males
Inflation: The consequence of the federal government spending an insufficient amount of money -- Alternative definition: something caused by Vladimir Putin
Investment: Democrat-speak for “spending money on our favorite constituency groups”
Justice: When Democrats prevail. (Antonym, injustice: When conservatives prevail)
Latinx: What comes before Latiny and Latinz. (Or it’s a long-lost sixth declension.)
Liberal double-standards: If whites leave central cities, it’s “white flight.” If whites move into central cities, it’s “gentrification.” If banks don’t loan to minority applicants with weak credit scores, it’s “red-lining.” If banks do loan to minorities, it’s “predatory lending.” If business competitors charge the same price, it’s “collusion.” If one competitor charges a lower price, it’s predatory pricing.” Do you see a pattern here?
The left: How dare men make law about abortion!
Also another definition by the left: Men can get pregnant.
Living Constitution: The written Constitution is dead.
Man: Though there is no currently agreed upon definition for this amorphous term, all can agree that testosterone-fueled toxic masculinity — and the patriarchy — are very bad things indeed.
Meritocracy: Created originally by liberals, now means racism/white supremacy
Misinformation: Any report, data, or information (regardless of veracity and legitimacy) that does not confirm/affirm Democrats’ talking points and advance their agenda
Nationalism: Patriotism that liberals don’t like.
Neoliberalism: Anything the left doesn’t like (often a synonym for “racism”)
Populism: When the wrong person or cause wins a free election, like Brexit or Trump…
Property Theft: (See Karl Marx, co-author of “The Communist Manifesto” and Joseph Proudhon – “father of anarchism”)
Public-Private Partnership: A half-baked, feel-good proposal doomed to inevitable failure resulting from inept management by government officials with no business experience. Synonym: “urban renewal”
Racism: Any kind of resistance, conscious or unconscious, to the political program of the left
Reform: Coming from a leftist, “reform” means destroying an existing [“White Supremacist”] institution.
Root causes: Method of deflecting attention from solutions that can relieve a problem immediately (like locking up criminals instead of playing catch and release)
“Re-Imagine”: The term used by leftists who think their dreams can become reality simply with a mere act of will -- term not found in conservative vocabulary
Social justice: Alternative phrase leftists use when reaching for your wallet -- (See “equity” above.)
“Stakeholders”: Self-appointed advocates who demand the right to tell you how to run your business
“Structural oppression”: Synonym for “We hate capitalism.”
“Threat to democracy”: Threat to Democrats
Tolerance: A euphemism for “You must abandon all moral convictions because we say so.”
Uniparty: Used to describe the bipartisanship and unity to which we [leftists] all aspire -- achieved when Republicans cave to our demands (which, unfortunately, is nearly always)
Violence: The expression of conservative ideas.
Voter Suppression: Elimination of Democrat election fraud
Woke (1): The belief that (1) all of society is currently and intentionally structured to oppress, (2) all gaps in performance between large groups illustrate this, and (3) the solution is ‘equity’—proportional representation without regard to performance (From Wilfred Reilly) [Black, college professor who has exposed the myths behind “hate crimes”]
Woke (2): A state of awareness only achieved by those dumb enough to find injustice in everything except their own behavior
Woman: There is no currently agreed-upon definition for this amorphous term.
*Edits and clarifications for ease of reading are mine – Donna Garner
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