Having a word for something makes it easier to remember & discuss. The word "Brexit" is in a million headlines because it conveniently signifies. But we don't have an agreed upon term for Merkel's Migrant Mistake, so pundits tend to overlook its vast influence on Brexit & Trump. https://twitter.com/lhtach/status/997233918049910784 …
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Orwell's appendix to "1984" on the goals of Newspeak explains how the mild form of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (having a word makes it easier to have an idea) applies to politics. Goal of Newspeak was to render Declaration of Independence conceivable only as "crimethink."
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There is no agreed upon English term conveniently denoting Chancellor Merkel's decision in late summer 2015 to admit a million purported refugees. So, it's harder to remember that event & its influence on the easy-to-remember events of Brexit & Trump, which have their own terms.
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I find your ability to come up with anecdotes, examples, counter-examples incredibly impressive and I want to be able to do the same thing. How should I go about it, any specific reading sources? Thanks
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