Commentary
Words are used as weapons in political warfare. Chinese communists and some Democrats twist language to control political discourse.
“How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!”—Samuel Adams
Ambrose Bierce was a 19th-century “American newspaperman, wit, satirist, and author of sardonic short stories based on themes of death and horror,” according to Britannica.
One of his best works was “The Devil’s Dictionary,” which lists satirical definitions for commonly used words. Here are a few examples:
Nominee: “A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office.”
Non-Combatant: “A dead Quaker.”
Partisan: “An adherent without sense.”
Politician: “An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.”
Bierce did the rest of us a true service by deciphering the true meanings of words, as the English language is continually being corrupted and misused by certain people, such as Chinese communists and some leftists who delight in concocting words and phrases that sound good when spoken but in reality obfuscate the real intention behind the words. Everything to the Godless Marxists is political, including perverting the English…
