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Western doublespeak compilation (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
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We all know that the west uses two different words for the same thing depending on where it is happening.

e.g. Secret Police vs Plainclothes Officer
Regime vs Government

Can we have a compilation thread of these words? I am probably using many of them unconsciously without critical examination.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

security forces vs police
i like using that one about america, it makes liberals weirdly defensive lol

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Aren’t security forces supposed to refer more to paramilitary units, such as military unites forced pushed into civilian policing services? Like occupation forces, civil protection units, or martial law units.

    Or the other definition is police and military units working in concert.

    Those feel a bit above the role of police alone.

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