Ambrose Bierce was an editorialist, short story writer and satirist of the latter portion of the 19th and just after the beginning of the 20th century. Some of his short stories live on in periodic productions as with his, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” He offered his “Devil’s Dictionary” in 1906 which linked up the practice of word play by linking commonly used terms with alternate but starkly accurate definitions. Our public figures of today practice this same form of word magic. The following are but a few examples:
Stand Your Ground Law – Florida
Young Delinquent Thug = Victim
Community Watch Representative = Perpetrator
Hispanic male of Jewish parentage = White Male
Second Amendment Rollback – Chicago
Ghetto Violence = Gun Violence
Responsible Gun Owners = Felons
Disbanding of Police Gang Crime Units = City Budget Cost Saving
School Shooting – Sandy Hook Connecticut
Verified reports of 3 suspects = 1 Lone Gunman
Parents of dead children laughing = Parents of dead children expressing grief
Rifle found locked in car trunk during assault = AR-15 murder weapon
Officer unloading weapon at scene without gloves = Evidence Technician
Drone Bombing – Yemen & Afghanistan
Children of American citizen killed in drone strike = Terrorists
Families killed in drone strike = Insurgents
Anyone Killed By Drones = Terrorists
Televised Innocents Killed by Drones = Collateral Damage
Law Enforcement – United States of America
People who follow principles of U.S. Constitution = Terrorists
People Who Horde Food – Potential Terrorists
Whistleblowers = State Criminals
Presidential Protestors = Felons
Giving Assault Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels = Department of Justice Policy
Federal Government – United States of America
Sacred Cow = Federal Reserve
Handout of Trillions to Zombie Big Banks = Qualitative Easing
Loans to Mortgage Holders Facing Default = Moral Hazard
Out Of Control National Debt = Partnership To Rebuild America
Lying With a Straight Face = Presidential Speech
His Royal Highness = President of the United States
Senate Investigation = Looking the Other Direction
Oil Exploration = War in Middle East
Congressional Blackmail = Foreign Aid To Israel
Terrorist Insurgency = AIPAC (ADL)
Mass Media – United States of America
European Heritage Male = Nerds (or Rednecks)
European Heritage Female = Trophies
African American Male = Potentially Violent Criminals
African American Female = Ho’s
South Asians = Terrorists
Jews = Eternal Victims
Asians = Invisible
Hispanics = Lawn Care Specialists
Palestinians = Suicide Bombers
God’s Voice On Earth – Reuters
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