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The Art of Doublespeak
RECEIVED Mon., Dec. 5, 2005
Sir:
From reading Louis Black's recent opinions, I have gathered that he doesn't understand life here in the United States of Soviet Republicans (USSR) – also known as the Reds ["Page Two," Dec. 2]. Here, our government has mastered the art of doublespeak. For example, when Karl Rove recently impugned liberals by saying they were unwilling to fight for America, he really meant that he and his cohorts were the ones who avoided fighting for the US by avoiding military service. When the Reds' leaders say they support veterans, they are really saying they are cutting veterans benefits. When the Reds say they support freedom, they really mean that they enjoy trampling on people's freedoms by re-instituting the Patriot Act and offering amendments to limit free speech. When they say they want freedom for Iraq, they really mean they want their corporate friends to have a free hand in Iraq in the search for oil and profit. When they say they support "Clear Skies" they really mean they want their corporate contributors to have a clear path to do what they want to the environment. Or, more recently, when they rant about their opponents (from the Democratic People's Republic) as being unpatriotic, they really mean they themselves have lost their patriotism by exposing a CIA operative to the public for political gain. If Louis will keep all of this in mind, he will have an easier time adjusting to life here in the USSR.
From reading Louis Black's recent opinions, I have gathered that he doesn't understand life here in the United States of Soviet Republicans (USSR) – also known as the Reds ["Page Two," Dec. 2]. Here, our government has mastered the art of doublespeak. For example, when Karl Rove recently impugned liberals by saying they were unwilling to fight for America, he really meant that he and his cohorts were the ones who avoided fighting for the US by avoiding military service. When the Reds' leaders say they support veterans, they are really saying they are cutting veterans benefits. When the Reds say they support freedom, they really mean that they enjoy trampling on people's freedoms by re-instituting the Patriot Act and offering amendments to limit free speech. When they say they want freedom for Iraq, they really mean they want their corporate friends to have a free hand in Iraq in the search for oil and profit. When they say they support "Clear Skies" they really mean they want their corporate contributors to have a clear path to do what they want to the environment. Or, more recently, when they rant about their opponents (from the Democratic People's Republic) as being unpatriotic, they really mean they themselves have lost their patriotism by exposing a CIA operative to the public for political gain. If Louis will keep all of this in mind, he will have an easier time adjusting to life here in the USSR.
Jay Williams