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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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287 points ridruejo | 4 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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Hizonner ◴[11 Nov 25 22:32 UTC] No.45893811[source]▶
The United States does not have a "Department of War".
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thaunatos ◴[11 Nov 25 22:35 UTC] No.45893832[source]▶
It does. https://www.war.gov/
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felixgallo ◴[11 Nov 25 22:38 UTC] No.45893856[source]▶
nope: https://www.military.com/feature/2025/10/17/department-of-wa...
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gjsman-1000 ◴[11 Nov 25 22:39 UTC] No.45893863[source]▶
Nobody uses statutory titles for anything to be honest; when’s the last time you referred to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of “Obamacare”? When’s the last time you referred to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program instead of “Social Security”? I’ve never heard anyone say Title XIX of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicaid,” or Title XVIII of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicare,” or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act instead of “Welfare.”
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Hizonner ◴[11 Nov 25 22:48 UTC] No.45893961[source]▶
There's a difference between an informal name that catches on organically and isn't politically charged, and an highly visible, ostentatiously political renaming specifically intended to make a point.
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1. gjsman-1000 ◴[11 Nov 25 22:49 UTC] No.45893979[source]▶
You’re telling me “Obamacare” isn’t politically charged? It was originally a political slur.
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2. Hizonner ◴[11 Nov 25 23:02 UTC] No.45894111[source]▶
1. It's not politically charged now.

2. It's not all over government Web sites. In fact I doubt it's on them at all.

3. Cabinet-level officials aren't giving stupid speeches about how important the name is in reflecting a Whole New Approach.

4. I don't remember Obama objecting to it at the time... nor did Obama go on TV and say "It will now be called OBAMACARE in honor of me, the greatest and only competent President ever".

5. Actually I don't remember it even being a "slur". The first draft was based on Romneycare. There was also "Hillarycare", which might have actually been pejorative. In any case it wasn't anything like on the level of the President or the Secretary of anything making a bunch of noise about it.

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3. koolba ◴[11 Nov 25 23:26 UTC] No.45894316[source]▶
> It's not all over government Web sites. In fact I doubt it's on them at all.

I can’t find reference to “Obamacare” but there is one for TrumpRx: https://trumprx.gov/

4. Terr_ ◴[12 Nov 25 06:59 UTC] No.45897131[source]▶
> I don't remember Obama objecting to it at the time...

I remember that Democrats were accusing Republicans of violating the Hatch Act by using their official congressional mailers to say "Obamacare".