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Topic | Double-Speak Awareness |
Content | We must all act to help preserve our democracy by educating ourselves on the new "double-speak" jargon being used by many federal bureaucrats. If we don't understand what they are hiding with the double-speak, there is no way of knowing what damage is occuring. Most of us know when we are told that white is black, and black is white. Unfortunately, double-speak is usually far more sophisticated than this incorrect statement indicates. What does it mean when a federal agency tells us they have "high, but low-level" performance? When we are told that the war will be won, but is not being won now, what does this really mean? If President Bush proposes legislation for clean air, and his proposed legislation allows for more air pollution, why is this a "clean air" bill? To stop all of this deception, a website should be provided where everyone can see the most recent versions of double-speak by our politicians (and others). |
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