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political correctness Feb 18, 2010

Isn't this just another brand of political correctness? i.e. the belief that use of certain vocabulary can shape reality to your liking? that by saying "this is just another challenge so let's take an idea shower about this so that we touch base" makes you less of an idiot and more of a king of business?

On another note, I don't think it is fascist to be hostile towards a word that nobody south of Scotland understands. And if someone maniacally uses it an an office, it's less likely... See more
Isn't this just another brand of political correctness? i.e. the belief that use of certain vocabulary can shape reality to your liking? that by saying "this is just another challenge so let's take an idea shower about this so that we touch base" makes you less of an idiot and more of a king of business?

On another note, I don't think it is fascist to be hostile towards a word that nobody south of Scotland understands. And if someone maniacally uses it an an office, it's less likely their love of Scotland than the urgency of being the champion of newspeak.

Yet another similarity between Communist and corporate.

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- Can I pick your brain? Feb 18, 2010

- Absolutely!
 
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