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16084977 No.16084977 [Reply] [Original]

What are some books about the absurdness of political language in the modern world?

I'm after stuff like 'Politics and the English Language' by Orwell

>> No.16085030

dude
you just posted political bait?
seriously?
there is a board for politics already

>> No.16085044
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>> No.16085056

>>16085030
actually it was specifically about literature pertaining to political language

>> No.16085061

Frankfurt's On Bullshit has good applications for weasel speaking in political discourse

It's basically filibustering at a day to day level. It's also like 50 pages.

>> No.16085105

>>16085056
dude but the pic is about minneapolis
literally the hottest political topic in the USA right now

>> No.16085126

>>16085105
but it is a great example of absurd political language though. all they are doing is renaming the police department to a much longer and more childish name, because this will appease the uninformed protesters, most of whom are children. there is no substantial changes being proposed.

>> No.16085162

>>16085126
which confirms it is pretty much a political topic as you just explained

>> No.16085208

>>16085162
no, it's a 'community discussion on literature awareness of language related to recent events'

>> No.16085689

>>16085162
you fucking retard why are you on this board if you are functionally illiterate. have you read the book he said as an example? it would explain exactly what he means. orwell even said words like 'fascism' were meaningless right back in 1946 and it's only gotten worse.

that said, it's not anything particular to politics though obviously with politics you have great interest in using it, it's unfortunately the 'educated' culture in general in the english-language.

>> No.16086578

>>16085689
based, i've never actually met anyone else who has read this book. I think it is great and never more relevant than today

>> No.16087136

>>16085162
people like you are the problem on this site
fuck off already

>> No.16087375

>>16085044
What the fuck am I reading here?