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Words absolutely fail at this point. A human rights prize dedicated by a ruthless, semi-deranged dictator? guardian.co.uk, io9.com. A man who takes hostages in retaliation for the appropriate legal actions of a neutral democracy? telegraph.co.uk
The world has finally gone quite completely mad.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Nov 26, 2010 7:07:26am |
This has always been so, and the current example is hardly the most blatant or shocking. The less enlightened regimes often try to appropriate the progressive rhetoric and to give it the whole new meaning. The world has not gone mad, it has always been mad. Currently on medication, but the meds don't always kick in on time.
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shutdown Fri, Nov 26, 2010 7:11:41am |
Sergey, it is something we have discussed on these pages previously. Totalitarians and fascistoid regimes of all stripes work to control the defintions of words. It is my belief that the first working group set up by any fascist organization is dedicated to semiotics and controlling the definitions commonly assigned in the public mind to core concepts.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Fri, Nov 26, 2010 7:13:48am |
IOW, classic Orwell.
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theheat Fri, Nov 26, 2010 7:20:44am |
Erdogan is not the first leader to win the prestigious Libyan prize. He was preceded by former South African President Nelson Mandela, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Given several of the previous recipients, and Gaddafi himself, this could easily be renamed Douchebag of the Year. It also flows better than Most Important Murdering Sonofabitch of the Year.
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