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NSA:Manipulating Words To Mislead Public
Posted by **Hippie J** on Aug 2, 2013 at 5:45:48 PM:
How the NSA Manipulates Language To Mislead The Public
(as do almost all legal & government documents and almost all that has to do with the matter)
When we as a species use language to communicate and engage with one another, we have a certain understanding that certain words mean certain things. That is the entire purpose of language, effective communication between human beings that can be easily understood. As a result, we should be able to assume that when government bureaucrats utilize words that are commonplace within society, that these words represent specific commonly understood meanings. That would be a huge mistake.
Jameel Jaffer and Brett Max Kaufman of the ACLU have compiled an excellent list of some commonplace words used by the NSA to mislead us into thinking they aren’t doing the bad things that they are actually doing. Words such as “surveillance,” “collect,” and “relevant.”
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