almost every modern media and gov. includes bits of 1984
"collateral damage" is newspeak for "maimed and killed civllians"
would the support for war still be the same if the headlines were
"US Bomb mauled 5 children"
i dont think so, "collateral damage" sonds much nicer.
just like the examples by Superbelt...
__________________
"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein
Last edited by Pacifier; 10-19-2004 at 11:24 AM..
|