Trump doesn’t just insult his enemies—he redefines who belongs, who threatens, and who must be removed. His language doesn’t announce authoritarianism. It rehearses it. What sounds like bluster is doing real political work.
#Authoritarianism #PoliticalLanguage #Trumpism #CrisisPolitics
#Authoritarianism #PoliticalLanguage #Trumpism #CrisisPolitics
The Language That Prepares the Ground
How Trump’s Words Rehearse the Violence to Come—and Why We Need to Hear Them as Warnings
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump doesn’t just insult his enemies—he redefines who belongs, who threatens, and who must be removed. His language doesn’t announce authoritarianism. It rehearses it. What sounds like bluster is doing real political work.
#Authoritarianism #PoliticalLanguage #Trumpism #CrisisPolitics
#Authoritarianism #PoliticalLanguage #Trumpism #CrisisPolitics
🧵 4/6
Algorithms don’t just spread content — they spread discursive patterns. When misogynistic rhetoric goes viral, it reshapes conversational norms & encourages further attacks.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
Algorithms don’t just spread content — they spread discursive patterns. When misogynistic rhetoric goes viral, it reshapes conversational norms & encourages further attacks.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🧵 4/6
Algorithms don’t just spread content — they spread discursive patterns. When misogynistic rhetoric goes viral, it reshapes conversational norms & encourages further attacks.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
Algorithms don’t just spread content — they spread discursive patterns. When misogynistic rhetoric goes viral, it reshapes conversational norms & encourages further attacks.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
🧵 1/6
Hate speech, slurs, threats, mocking labels, gendered nicknames & defamatory narratives all rely on specific linguistic forms designed to degrade, intimidate & silence.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #discourseanalysis #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
Hate speech, slurs, threats, mocking labels, gendered nicknames & defamatory narratives all rely on specific linguistic forms designed to degrade, intimidate & silence.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #discourseanalysis #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🧵 1/6
Hate speech, slurs, threats, mocking labels, gendered nicknames & defamatory narratives all rely on specific linguistic forms designed to degrade, intimidate & silence.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #discourseanalysis #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
Hate speech, slurs, threats, mocking labels, gendered nicknames & defamatory narratives all rely on specific linguistic forms designed to degrade, intimidate & silence.
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #discoursestudies #discourseanalysis #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
The Self-Magnification of British Leaders: Prime Ministers’ Perceptions & Projections of their Powers and Roles in the Postwar Era
Archie Brown @ox.ac.uk @nicholasdjames.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#leadership #primeministers #politicallanguage #Attlee #Thatcher #Blair
Archie Brown @ox.ac.uk @nicholasdjames.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#leadership #primeministers #politicallanguage #Attlee #Thatcher #Blair
February 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Self-Magnification of British Leaders: Prime Ministers’ Perceptions & Projections of their Powers and Roles in the Postwar Era
Archie Brown @ox.ac.uk @nicholasdjames.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#leadership #primeministers #politicallanguage #Attlee #Thatcher #Blair
Archie Brown @ox.ac.uk @nicholasdjames.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#leadership #primeministers #politicallanguage #Attlee #Thatcher #Blair
#NewWord #LanguageEvolution #PoliticalLanguage #ResistanceGlossary #ActivistDictionary #SpeakTruth #JusticeTerms #ModernFascism #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #CeasefireNow #HumanRights #AntiFascist #Oppression101 #PowerStructures #StateViolence #TerminologyMatters #PoliticalEducation #MovementGlossary
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
#USPolitics #Trump #PoliticalLanguage #Geopolitics #PowerPolitics #Rebranding #WorldOrder #WolfsCartoon
HTTPS://wolfgangroesch.substack.com/p/brand-magic?r=5bcp7j&utm_medium=ios
HTTPS://wolfgangroesch.substack.com/p/brand-magic?r=5bcp7j&utm_medium=ios
„Brand Magic“
Striche, die die Welt (be)deuten
wolfgangroesch.substack.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:58 AM
#USPolitics #Trump #PoliticalLanguage #Geopolitics #PowerPolitics #Rebranding #WorldOrder #WolfsCartoon
HTTPS://wolfgangroesch.substack.com/p/brand-magic?r=5bcp7j&utm_medium=ios
HTTPS://wolfgangroesch.substack.com/p/brand-magic?r=5bcp7j&utm_medium=ios
We’re entering a “Gray” era—where language blurs responsibility and accountability quietly disappears.
My essay Creating Gray: The Newspeak Era was accepted by Dialog & Discourse:
medium.com/discourse/cr...
#MediaCriticism #PoliticalLanguage #Journalism #MediaLiteracy #DialogAndDiscourse
My essay Creating Gray: The Newspeak Era was accepted by Dialog & Discourse:
medium.com/discourse/cr...
#MediaCriticism #PoliticalLanguage #Journalism #MediaLiteracy #DialogAndDiscourse
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We’re entering a “Gray” era—where language blurs responsibility and accountability quietly disappears.
My essay Creating Gray: The Newspeak Era was accepted by Dialog & Discourse:
medium.com/discourse/cr...
#MediaCriticism #PoliticalLanguage #Journalism #MediaLiteracy #DialogAndDiscourse
My essay Creating Gray: The Newspeak Era was accepted by Dialog & Discourse:
medium.com/discourse/cr...
#MediaCriticism #PoliticalLanguage #Journalism #MediaLiteracy #DialogAndDiscourse
Why do some label others “extremist,” “anti-democratic,” or “far” without grasping what those words mean? Is it ignorance or strategy? If people vote for something, isn’t that democracy, not danger? #PoliticalLanguage #DemocracyDebate #WordsMatter #PowerAndPerception
October 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Why do some label others “extremist,” “anti-democratic,” or “far” without grasping what those words mean? Is it ignorance or strategy? If people vote for something, isn’t that democracy, not danger? #PoliticalLanguage #DemocracyDebate #WordsMatter #PowerAndPerception
2/13 When directly questioned about what "woke" means, Poilievre responded with a two-minute answer about "dividing Canadians," a "lost Liberal decade," and the need to "put Canada first"—never actually defining the term central to his campaign messaging.
#PoliticalLanguage #Rhetoric
#PoliticalLanguage #Rhetoric
April 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
2/13 When directly questioned about what "woke" means, Poilievre responded with a two-minute answer about "dividing Canadians," a "lost Liberal decade," and the need to "put Canada first"—never actually defining the term central to his campaign messaging.
#PoliticalLanguage #Rhetoric
#PoliticalLanguage #Rhetoric
What happens when political words stop meaning what they are supposed to mean? When labels become insults, they stop helping us understand politics and start encouraging us NOT to
#PoliticalLanguage #Populism #Politics #TheWhipLine
youtu.be/WkwsMUnUs9I
#PoliticalLanguage #Populism #Politics #TheWhipLine
youtu.be/WkwsMUnUs9I
When Political Words Lose Their Meaning
YouTube video by The Whip Line
youtu.be
September 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
What happens when political words stop meaning what they are supposed to mean? When labels become insults, they stop helping us understand politics and start encouraging us NOT to
#PoliticalLanguage #Populism #Politics #TheWhipLine
youtu.be/WkwsMUnUs9I
#PoliticalLanguage #Populism #Politics #TheWhipLine
youtu.be/WkwsMUnUs9I
blog.gi7b.org/2026/01/23/o...
Explaining to my son how Christian values of Love was subverted to become a tool of fascism and greed.
#MediaLiteracy #Propaganda #History #Sociology #SemanticInversion #PoliticalLanguage #WokeHistory #SocialJustice #TruthToPower #Orwellian
Explaining to my son how Christian values of Love was subverted to become a tool of fascism and greed.
#MediaLiteracy #Propaganda #History #Sociology #SemanticInversion #PoliticalLanguage #WokeHistory #SocialJustice #TruthToPower #Orwellian
Our vocabulary reveals exactly which propaganda we subscribe to. – Game in the Brain
blog.gi7b.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
blog.gi7b.org/2026/01/23/o...
Explaining to my son how Christian values of Love was subverted to become a tool of fascism and greed.
#MediaLiteracy #Propaganda #History #Sociology #SemanticInversion #PoliticalLanguage #WokeHistory #SocialJustice #TruthToPower #Orwellian
Explaining to my son how Christian values of Love was subverted to become a tool of fascism and greed.
#MediaLiteracy #Propaganda #History #Sociology #SemanticInversion #PoliticalLanguage #WokeHistory #SocialJustice #TruthToPower #Orwellian
Not sure if he's on here, but Matthew Remski had a good post about words functioning as thought-terminating spells and that's all I can think about with this string of phrases.
www.instagram.com/p/DX9Ci8FSF_A/
www.instagram.com/p/DX9Ci8FSF_A/
May 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Not sure if he's on here, but Matthew Remski had a good post about words functioning as thought-terminating spells and that's all I can think about with this string of phrases.
www.instagram.com/p/DX9Ci8FSF_A/
www.instagram.com/p/DX9Ci8FSF_A/
While warning their audiences not to be “sheep,” bad-faith actors use a range of manipulative tricks designed to make sure people don’t think clearly or independently.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr27n9j7
TLDR 👇
#misinformation #politicalcommunication #politics #politicallanguage #politicaldiscourse
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr27n9j7
TLDR 👇
#misinformation #politicalcommunication #politics #politicallanguage #politicaldiscourse
Why bad arguments sound convincing: 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths
These arguments sound convincing but lead to false or misleading conclusions. Here’s how to spot them.
tinyurl.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While warning their audiences not to be “sheep,” bad-faith actors use a range of manipulative tricks designed to make sure people don’t think clearly or independently.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr27n9j7
TLDR 👇
#misinformation #politicalcommunication #politics #politicallanguage #politicaldiscourse
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr27n9j7
TLDR 👇
#misinformation #politicalcommunication #politics #politicallanguage #politicaldiscourse
We're currently in the midst of 16 Days of Activism & this article offers a powerful reminder that language is one of the primary means through which gender-based violence operates.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2ftme8yv
🧵👇
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
🔗 tinyurl.com/2ftme8yv
🧵👇
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out
Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.
tinyurl.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're currently in the midst of 16 Days of Activism & this article offers a powerful reminder that language is one of the primary means through which gender-based violence operates.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2ftme8yv
🧵👇
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
🔗 tinyurl.com/2ftme8yv
🧵👇
#langsky #linguistics #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #politicallanguage
Slogans matter. Words shape nations.
I unpack the loaded language behind “ #CanadaStrong” vs. “ #CanadaFirst.” #Politics, identity, and a splash of linguistic power play—this one goes deeper than just catchy phrases.
#CanadaPolitics #PoliticalLanguage #Canada #CDNPoli #CanadianIdentity
I unpack the loaded language behind “ #CanadaStrong” vs. “ #CanadaFirst.” #Politics, identity, and a splash of linguistic power play—this one goes deeper than just catchy phrases.
#CanadaPolitics #PoliticalLanguage #Canada #CDNPoli #CanadianIdentity
Slogan Showdown: “Canada Strong” vs. “Canada First” and the Politics of Language. Why it Matters
Political campaigns are battles of image, perception, and—perhaps most importantly—language. A few words, repeated often enough, can shape a movement, summon emotion, or signal ideology. Language i…
bsexplained.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Slogans matter. Words shape nations.
I unpack the loaded language behind “ #CanadaStrong” vs. “ #CanadaFirst.” #Politics, identity, and a splash of linguistic power play—this one goes deeper than just catchy phrases.
#CanadaPolitics #PoliticalLanguage #Canada #CDNPoli #CanadianIdentity
I unpack the loaded language behind “ #CanadaStrong” vs. “ #CanadaFirst.” #Politics, identity, and a splash of linguistic power play—this one goes deeper than just catchy phrases.
#CanadaPolitics #PoliticalLanguage #Canada #CDNPoli #CanadianIdentity
„Deporting the Unborn“
#DeportingTheUnborn #Immigration #ICE #BirthrightCitizenship #ImmigrationPolicy #PoliticalLanguage #Narratives #WolfsCartoon
open.substack.com/pub/wolfgang...
#DeportingTheUnborn #Immigration #ICE #BirthrightCitizenship #ImmigrationPolicy #PoliticalLanguage #Narratives #WolfsCartoon
open.substack.com/pub/wolfgang...
„Deporting the Unborn“
Striche, die die Welt (be)deuten
open.substack.com
August 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
