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Control Words, Control Thought? How Words Are Weaponized In Today's Politics.
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Control Words, Control Thought? How Words Are Weaponized In Today's Politics.

Thomas Buckley discusses his recent op-ed published by the Brownstone Institute about the way language is being used in today's political debates. He specifically looks at the use of "-denial" as a perjorative ("climate denier/denial", "science denier/denial", etc). Buckley examines the strategy of that approach, arguing that it's designed to end debate instead of convincing someone to chage their mind. https://brownstone.org/articles/denialism-a-woke-way-to-stifle-dissent/

American Viewpoints · Thomas Buckley, Mike Ferguson

February 23, 202310m 52s

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Thomas Buckley discusses his recent op-ed published by the Brownstone Institute about the way language is being used in today's political debates. He specifically looks at the use of "-denial" as a perjorative ("climate denier/denial", "science denier/denial", etc). Buckley examines the strategy of that approach, arguing that it's designed to end debate instead of convincing someone to chage their mind. https://brownstone.org/articles/denialism-a-woke-way-to-stifle-dissent/

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debatedenialismbrownstone institutescience denialthomas buckleyelection denialclimate denialpolarization
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