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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:31 AM Oct 2019

They say they are pro life but we all know they are telling porkies

Oh look, only white neo nazi white supremacist, privileged lives count... What a surprise!!

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They say they are pro life but we all know they are telling porkies (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2019 OP

Newspeak. Newest Reality Oct 2019 #1

They're "pro-life" for Tennessee Hillbilly Oct 2019 #2

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

1. Newspeak.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:36 AM

Oct 2019

The term Pro-life is an example of newspeak and reframing.

They went from being against abortion to a more inclusive term that sounds positive, which just sounds better and supposedly includes other factors.

However, as is pointed out in the OP, it remains "anti" and is "pro" in name only. Deceptive!

Tennessee Hillbilly

(588 posts)

2. They're "pro-life" for

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:07 AM

Oct 2019

They're "pro-life" for fetuses only.

They don't care what happens to you after you're born.

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