More in-depth reporting on #CDC7words from @nytimes - this does appear to be related to trying to pass budgets, as opposed to censorship. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/health/cdc-trump-banned-words.html …pic.twitter.com/4gNrbkw1fE
I completely agree this is craziness, however, the @washingtonpost article and most other articles described this as a ban from the Trump administration (i.e. censorship). That does not appear to be the case - rather it's a measure to pass a budget to a touchy (crazy) GOP.
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Yup - that paragraph puts it well. It's very problematic, but is likely a reaction from the agency(ies) themselves given the nutty reality we live in, as opposed to a ban imposed by the Trump administration. Crazy for sure, but a different kind of crazy.
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If *using* these words makes the budget (or anything) more difficult to achieve, this is control (suppression? ) by virtue of needing to fulfill these criteria to have a chance of success. Is there a more appropriate word? Personally not seeing need for this level of subtlety
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I think subtlety *is* required to distinguish blatant censorship, outright lies, and other coming from this administration, vs agencies trying to do what they can to survive in our current political climate (via e.g. self censorship). It's sad for sure, but reality.
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First, what the GOP is doing is not "crazy." It's an effort to prevent honest discussion and debate in a democracy, an effort that undermines the very foundation of a free nation. And enabling it through censorship is not the appropriate response.
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I agree, however, we *don't* know the involvement of the administration and the larger GOP in this particular issue. Overall, yes, they are certainly preventing honest debate via blatant lies and crying 'fake news', but I'm not sure that's what's going on in this particular case.
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