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CDC gets list of forbidden words

(www.washingtonpost.com)
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ryanwaggoner ◴[] No.15937207[source]
The forbidden words are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”

This administration is using 1984 as a how-to manual.

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1. alexasmyths ◴[] No.15937792[source]
Yes, but those are 'war words'.

For example - some people view borders as an institutional immorality. Nancy Pelosi has said that America goes from the 'Rocky Mountains down the Andes' and Hillary Clinton as openly called for a borderless North American society.

This represents an absolute and fundamental shift in view of citizenry, nationalism and identity.

Such views should be allowed in America surely - but should we allow people with 'extremist' agendas to integrate them subtly into our government documents etc.?

Those words are banned because they might be used to further a specific political agenda.

One could argue it's 'defence' instead of 'offence'.

Anyhow - I don't like it and I don't want to defend Trump ... but I do prefer efforts to keep things generally neutral.