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Originally Posted by flstf
I guess I don't like the idea of confusing the issue with labels designed to put each position in the best light.
If someone says that they are pro-abortion or anti-abortion, you pretty much know where they stand on laws concerning this activity. The opposite of pro-choice is anti-choice and the opposite of pro-life is anti-life. Not many people consider themselves to be anti-choice or anti-life no matter where they stand on the abortion issue.
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Good general idea, poor example. I'm both pro-choice and anti-abortion, and don't see those as being in any conflict at all. There are several things that don't think people should do, but at the same time think they should have the right to do them. I can support the right to do something and oppose doing it at the same time and be entirely consistent in that stance.
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To add to the main idea of th thread:
Civilian contractors: This makes it sound like carpenters building facilities, plumbers installing plumbing, electricians doing wiring, computer technicians installing networking hardware and so forth. Most of the time it means mercenary. Why not use that word? It's clear, direct, and accurate, and doesn't muddy the meaning by using terminology that many people would associate with the guys who build houses for a living.
And of course, way back when, redubbing the Department of War into the Department of Defense. Easily my all time favorite.
Gilda