▲ 325 ▼ Hey capitalism how's it goin? (lemmy.ml) submitted 11 months ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 1 point 11 months ago (5 children) “Double plus” good? What kind of nonsense is this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (4 children) It's Newspeak from Orwell's 1984: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak#Prefixes It's purposefully stupid. I personally use it to highlight issues on China. It seems to me that, like the Conservative/Liberal Party divide, the The West/China divide is more a "it's good if my side does it but bad when my opponent does it". Use of Newspeak high lights this obserdity by replacing good with good and bad with ungood (i.e. not-good or opposite of good) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (3 children) It’s not good if anyone does it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (2 children) That's my point though. It isn't good if anyone does it. Doesn't matter the country, party of political ideology. Why be upset at China if we're doing it as well? At least we have control over our laws, not China's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Why be upset? Wow… it’s people like you who made this timeline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (4 children) It's Newspeak from Orwell's 1984: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak#Prefixes It's purposefully stupid. I personally use it to highlight issues on China. It seems to me that, like the Conservative/Liberal Party divide, the The West/China divide is more a "it's good if my side does it but bad when my opponent does it". Use of Newspeak high lights this obserdity by replacing good with good and bad with ungood (i.e. not-good or opposite of good) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (3 children) It’s not good if anyone does it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (2 children) That's my point though. It isn't good if anyone does it. Doesn't matter the country, party of political ideology. Why be upset at China if we're doing it as well? At least we have control over our laws, not China's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Why be upset? Wow… it’s people like you who made this timeline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (3 children) It’s not good if anyone does it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (2 children) That's my point though. It isn't good if anyone does it. Doesn't matter the country, party of political ideology. Why be upset at China if we're doing it as well? At least we have control over our laws, not China's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Why be upset? Wow… it’s people like you who made this timeline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (2 children) That's my point though. It isn't good if anyone does it. Doesn't matter the country, party of political ideology. Why be upset at China if we're doing it as well? At least we have control over our laws, not China's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Why be upset? Wow… it’s people like you who made this timeline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Why be upset? Wow… it’s people like you who made this timeline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] twopi@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent