Western doublespeak compilation

3 years ago by Trudge [Comrade] to c/comradeship

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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communal_programmer7 18 points 3 years ago

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

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ComradeSalad 9 points 3 years ago

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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SovereignState 3 points 3 years ago

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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polskilumalo 7 points 3 years ago

Don't forget expat! They love that one.

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Cysioland 3 points 3 years ago

Migrant vs refugee

Migrant vs expat

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