‘No Accountability, No Peace’: Sloganeering and the Language of the Left
While conservatives favor blunt language, progressives are more attuned to its potential harm, sometimes to the point of denying words their simple meaning.
April 22, 2021 •
A profusion of left-wing slogans at a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C.
(Shutterstock)Even though I’m in a profession where I’m sometimes paid by the word, I prefer to use phrases that are short, simple and easily understood. That seems to get harder and harder in covering politics and culture.
There is a constant demand on the left to use words that are more sensitive and less hurtful. Sometimes this makes perfect sense. Other times it feels like they want to fight on the wrong battlefield.