The loony language of the Left: Newspeak intended to conceal rather than clarify or explain

By Peter Tonguette

Published May 17, 2024 5:55am ET

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The loony language of the Left: Newspeak intended to conceal rather than clarify or explain — Throughout the American experiment in democracy, good, old-fashioned plain-speaking has always been the coin of the realm. Even when they were delivering difficult messages or advancing controversial ideas, the best political leaders strove to communicate clearly, speak frankly, and use simple language likely to be understood by the widest swath of people possible. From “Honest […]

Throughout the American experiment in democracy, good, old-fashioned plain-speaking has always been the coin of the realm.

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