James Brody
February 21st, 2009, 01:26 PM
Atlas Shrugged is filled with examples of relabeling...so is 1984.
(Incidentally, one of my university acquaintances swears that Atlas Shrugged is filled with Masonic lore, taught to Ayn Rand by her husband.
Confirm, please!)
JimB
"From Islamabad to Bradford":
"The Home Secretary is best known for an inspired change of terminology: Last year she announced that henceforth Muslim terrorism (an unhelpful phrase) would be reclassified as "anti-Islamic activity." Seriously. The logic being that Muslims blowing stuff up tends not to do much for Islam's reputation — i.e., it's an "anti-Islamic activity" in the same sense that Pearl Harbor was an anti-Japanese activity."
More at http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmVhYzRmOGYzYmQ3ODRhYjBiMzllYzc2NDNhZmZjMzU=
(Incidentally, one of my university acquaintances swears that Atlas Shrugged is filled with Masonic lore, taught to Ayn Rand by her husband.
Confirm, please!)
JimB
"From Islamabad to Bradford":
"The Home Secretary is best known for an inspired change of terminology: Last year she announced that henceforth Muslim terrorism (an unhelpful phrase) would be reclassified as "anti-Islamic activity." Seriously. The logic being that Muslims blowing stuff up tends not to do much for Islam's reputation — i.e., it's an "anti-Islamic activity" in the same sense that Pearl Harbor was an anti-Japanese activity."
More at http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmVhYzRmOGYzYmQ3ODRhYjBiMzllYzc2NDNhZmZjMzU=