The Corbett Report | Language is a Weapon | June 14, 2019

Source: corbettreport.com


"In our time it is broadly true that political writing is bad writing" wrote George Orwell 70 years ago, and the observation remains true today. But bad writing is not just bad writing; the language employed by politicians (and their string pullers) can literally be a matter of life and death. Join James today on the podcast as he delves into the tyrants' linguistic weapons and how we can arm ourselves against them.

Show Notes:
Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell (text)
Politics and the English Language, by George Orwell (video)
Corbett Report Radio 186 – Politics and Language with Andrew Gavin Marshall
“Enemy Combatants” and drone killings
The Tyranny of Words by Stuart Chase
Episode 350 – History Is Written By The Winners
The WWI Conspiracy
re:publica 2012 – Rick Falkvinge – Working swarm-wise
Swarmwise by Rick Falkvinge