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How to Achieve Tyranny With Mush Words

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Posted By: Hazymac, 12/1/2023 1:20:23 PM

If you want to become a tyrant and transform your fellow citizens into slaves, all you really need are a few good mush words. “Mush words” are words with vague definitions. They’re slippery, hard to pin down, elusive, ultimately unknowable—and, for budding tyrants, extremely useful. The word “racist,” for example, is a superb mush word. “Sexist” is outstanding as well, as is “(whatever)-aphobe.” Better yet, accuse someone of being full of “hate.” But how do they work? Why are mush words powerful enough to achieve tyranny? First, you don’t need to understand why they work, only that they do. It takes no talent or intelligence

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Reply 1 - Posted by: spacer 12/1/2023 2:18:20 PM (No. 1608532)
To me the onset of "mush word" tyranny was the constant haranguing of Americans with "it's for the children". Democrats used it for everything under the Sun including abortion.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Vaquero45 12/1/2023 2:37:29 PM (No. 1608542)
My two favorite mush words are "sexist" and "homophobe." I still haven't figured out what "sexist" means. I think "homophobe" means an unreasoning fear of homosexuals, but I'm not sure; I got accused of being one just because I think the practice of it is disgusting, and a sign of mental illness. I'll just keep dismantling their arguments with logic and simple questions. It drives them crazy.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: stablemoney 12/1/2023 3:52:12 PM (No. 1608581)
Mush words is not what turned us communist. It is the Rino's that have voted for it. Our votes count for nothing in the faux elections.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Flyball Dogs 12/1/2023 9:08:42 PM (No. 1608693)
Thank you for posting. I wish I had written this.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: cor-vet 12/1/2023 9:35:40 PM (No. 1608707)
I'm getting tired of the dems constantly crying, "..........in order to save our democracy."
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Strike3 12/1/2023 11:25:40 PM (No. 1608758)
They also have mush phrases like "undermine our democracy" "right wing extremists" and "systemic racism" which mean nothing but it makes the dummies sound educated.
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