Yes. "crackdown" is, like "vaccine skeptic", a loaded phrase that cedes legitimacy where none is warranted. https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.xyz/post/3mej353teys2b #language #framing #lazythinking

Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog.xyz)

Yes. "crackdown" is, like "vaccine skeptic", a loaded phrase that cedes legitimacy where none is warranted.

https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.xyz/post/3mej353teys2b

"major news outlets refer to the government violating constitutional rights as “cracking down,” a phrase normally used in the context of legitimate law enforcement"

#language #framing #lazythinking

After watching a discussion (on CNBC) of free speech and anti-semitism on campus, my respect for humans has plummeted (it wasn’t very high to begin with). They totally ignored Hamas, the bad guys, a tiny minority of Palestinians.

#ignorance #stupidity #lazythinking