That's a tall order. Many conservatives have decried the manipulation of words and their meaning by the left for years. But the left is very good at it, and the right always lags. Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again" is a valiant effort, and it will have to do for now.
Anyway, what brings this to mind today is this article by D Hawthorne titled MAGA Requires Reclaiming the Language. But D Hawthorne is short on helpful instruction, except for this:
To recapture our culture, let’s proclaim four core principles and reclaim the meaning of words:
Speak the truth, rejecting political correctness, relativism, and the resulting reduction of political differences into power struggles.
Promote the dignity of each person, enabling us to be a free, sovereign people and not subjects.
Invest in individual character formation, driving changes in our culture and eventually our politics.
Insist on the rule of law and equal justice under the law for all.
OK, as far as it goes. But that's a little bit like a coach telling players that a winning team needs to be in good physical condition.
Previously: movement for Day Without Immigrants demonstrates how sneaky lefties are with language.
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10:27 AM 5/9/2018
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