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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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[–] 33 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Defector/refugee - Illegal immigrant
Community service - Forced labor
Liberation - Occupation
Enhanced interrogation techniques - Torture

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Community service is not forced labour 💀

    You mean prison labour is forced labour. Community service is when they make dumbass teens arrested for something like vandalism or underage drinking, go and work at a soup kitchen, or pick up garbage off the side of the road as punishment.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    they make ... teens ... work

    So... Forced labour?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Picking up garbage and serving homeless people food is forced labour?

    Calling those things “forced labour” is horrifically derogatory to those who actually have to work farms, factories, construction work, and other extreme labour while in prison.

    You realize that a lot of socialist rehabilitative work is community service correct?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I got hit with 24 hours of community service when I was a teen. Worked it off on a library, not bad. Actually wanted to get a full time job there.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s really nice, libraries are vital parts of the community, and volunteering or doing service at one is a very good thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It was around Halloween time. I spent my time putting loaned books back on the shelves in their proper place for the most part, but also got to spray-paint some branches and hang spooky decorations! I remember it rather fondly.

    Got to take as many smoke breaks as I liked, too, lol. Was not a fan of digging the weeds out of the flowerbed, however.

    If and when I am ever offered the opportunity to retire, I believe I would very much like to be a librarian in a rural area.

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