PeaceofBTC on Nostr: Linguistics is fascinating. One of my fave rabbit holes I’ve been down. What I find ...

Linguistics is fascinating. One of my fave rabbit holes I’ve been down. What I find particularly interesting is the manipulation of language and meaning to control the public. Take “anarchy” as an example, its original definition is “no rulers” implying voluntary cooperation, mutual respect, and self-governance. But today thanks to media, Hollywood and propaganda over decades its twisted to mean “mindless chaos, violence, lawlessness.” You say “anarchist” now and people imagine Molotov cocktails and masked idiots looting shops. It’s a complete perversion of the original idea! Not accidental either, those in power have every reason to make anarchy look terrifying. If people realised you could live free, peacefully, without government thugs telling you what to do… well, they might start questioning why they need rulers at all? And that would threaten the entire structure of power! Control the language, control the culture!