Political Ideology and Word Choice
Posted by CircuitGuy 11 years, 10 months ago to Politics
It seems to me that people of a rightwing ideology are more likely than others to interject one of these phrases into their speech writing: "plain and simple", "case closed", "end of discussion".
This would make sense if it were in a case where we had put them in charge of something or made them an arbitrator or judge of some kind. But they use it with people who don't give a whit about their opinion (for its own sake), the way people where I come from use "hey".
I suspect leftwing people are just as self-assured that the world puts them in charge of decisions and they use similar but different phrases. Maybe it's "the fact of the matter" or "at the end of the day".
Let me try using a rightwing wank-phrase: "Beyond the increased "utility', there's a clear advantage to living a world with less wealth disparity, case closed." Wow. When I put it that way, it sounds like a rightwing idea. "There's a clear advantage to living a world with less wealth disparity, hey," just doesn't sound right. It sounds like you're talking about the Packers or about to start a sing-along in the Capitol.
Rightwingers are top when it comes to selfassuredness.
This would make sense if it were in a case where we had put them in charge of something or made them an arbitrator or judge of some kind. But they use it with people who don't give a whit about their opinion (for its own sake), the way people where I come from use "hey".
I suspect leftwing people are just as self-assured that the world puts them in charge of decisions and they use similar but different phrases. Maybe it's "the fact of the matter" or "at the end of the day".
Let me try using a rightwing wank-phrase: "Beyond the increased "utility', there's a clear advantage to living a world with less wealth disparity, case closed." Wow. When I put it that way, it sounds like a rightwing idea. "There's a clear advantage to living a world with less wealth disparity, hey," just doesn't sound right. It sounds like you're talking about the Packers or about to start a sing-along in the Capitol.
Rightwingers are top when it comes to selfassuredness.
"Le royale with cheese is way better than a whopper, Q.E.D. mofo's".
I was someone uninterested in politics watching a news channel with a bias opposite of her families. "That channel gives the [insert political party] view."
"Really!? I didn't know. I'm turning it off."
She wasn't that into it, but she knew which side she was on.
This is not a desirable thing, but maybe it makes some sense given all the things in life people are trying to accomplish.
"What it is!"
"Quad erat demonstrandum"
Maybe you can tell which subfaction it is by the tag at the end.
It occurs to me now that rightwing people and libertarians are more likely to begin with sacrosanct principles. They often want to follow the principles no matter what the consequences. The left has more of a disjointed list of problems and solutions, with no ideology that ties them all together.
Also I don't mind being wrong, but I'll stand on my laurels until you can prove that I am. Case closed?
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, "The Crack Up"