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Ben

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War of the Words
« on: January 16, 2013, 02:25:38 PM »
I thought this was a well done video on terms like "assault weapons" and other negative labels used for political purposes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=q2riOiBaZrg
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Re: War of the Words
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 03:07:15 PM »
Great video reminding us of the power of words, why we should choose them wisely and not just parrot what "others" use to label certain things.
"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both"