There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I mean, where I come from, 'communism' is not a terrible word.
In America, we don't, in daily discourse, use the words 'capitalism' or 'socialism.' They've been kind of nonexistent words, I would say, amongst the general public.
Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on.
People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.
Parents, teachers, clergy and physicians change lives with their words. It is hypnotic for a child or patient to hear an authority figure's words. As I am always sharing, 'wordswordswords' can become 'swordswordswords,' and we can kill or cure with either words or swords.
As with 'feminism,' not to mention 'liberalism' and 'conservatism,' 'political correctness' tends to mean what you want it to mean, which also pretty much amounts to utter meaninglessness.
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.