doublespeak

Excertos de If the Government Does X, It Is Called Y por Bob Higgs:

As a public service to such political novices, I have drawn up a brief guide whose entries match a particular government action, objective, or condition with the terms commonly used to describe it in the news media and in polite conversation. Simply apply the rule: If the government does X, it is called Y.

X = extortion; Y = taxation
X = kidnapping; Y = imprisonment of persons convicted of [victimless] crimes
X = accepting bribes; Y = accepting campaign contributions
X = unjust enrichment of private individuals and corporations; Y = subsidies

X = fostering systemic economic booms and busts; Y = monetary policy
X = fostering systemic economic booms and busts; Y = fiscal policy

X = robbing productive Peter to pay unproductive Paul; Y = maintaining the safety net
X = unjustly enriching Goldman Sachs et alia; Y = preventing another Great Depression
X = gratifying one’s megalomania and feathering one’s nest at public expense; Y = public service

X = war; Y = peace
X = slavery; Y = freedom
X = ignorance; Y = strength

O título deste post era government doublespeak — mas seria redundante — só ao Estado é tolerada a falsificação sistemática da verdade.