User blog:KurwaAntics/How the left hijacks terms

I can’t count the number of term hijacked by the left. Generally saying, these terms get misused by the left.


 * Hate speech
 * Then: Speech that attacks, intimidates or is prejudicial against a group or an individual.
 * Now: Speech that makes a group or an individual feel painful.


 * Propaganda
 * Then: Information used subjectively to produce an emotional response.
 * Now: Persuasive information that one doesn’t agree with, or makes one feel painful.


 * Free speech
 * Then: Freedom of speech. Individuals’ rights to express their opinion without getting persecuted.
 * Now: Freedom from speech. Individuals’ rights to be free from speech they dislike.


 * Liberal
 * Then: People who supports freedom and equality.
 * Now: Synonym to Leftist, and people who support quality by limiting freedom of others.


 * Racist
 * Then: One who thinks that a race is more superior or inferior to another.
 * Now: One who disagrees that a race is more superior or inferior to another.


 * Genocide
 * Then: Deliberately cause death or harm to a group of people (mostly by race) in order to wipe that group out of existence.
 * Now: Cause death or harm to a group of people regardless the intentions of those who committed it.


 * Fascist
 * Then: Extreme nationalism. Collectivist. Characterized by oppression of oppositions.
 * Now: Used to bash conservatives, right-wingers because their views “oppresses” them.

Not only that, in my case, in Hong Kong, the pro-China government officials often say:
 * Most/all people support (something). → “People” refers to only those who support that thing. This is used when most of the people actually opposes that thing.
 * Hurt the feelings of the Chinese people → “People” refers to only those who are offended.
 * Opposition camp → Those who opposes the Chinese government, instead of the majority of people. This term is used then what the “opposition camp” do disturbs the government’s plans.
 * Anti-fascism → They think fascism is the exact opposite of communism, so they oppose it. The only difference between communism and fascism is that fascism emphasizes national identities. Both wants a bigger government. Both are sensitive to opposing views. Both wants to limit freedom.

And now China is adding the national identity element to itself. I’m afraid that China has finally become a fascist state, with a communist shell.


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